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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CB8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CB8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

49.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CB8

49.0%

rated A–C

16.6%

rated E–G

£1,191

certificate-estimated annual cost

Cost figures are averages of estimates recorded on EPCs at different dates. They are useful for comparing areas, but they are not a forecast of a current household bill.

Average EPC score in CB8

A92+
1.1%
B81–91
13.2%
C69–80
34.7%
D55–68
67
34.4%
E39–54
13.3%
F21–38
2.6%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in CB8

A
761.1%
B
13.2%
885
C
34.7%
2,317
D
34.4%
2,300
E
13.3%
890
F
1762.6%
G
410.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCB8National AvgDifference
Heating£876/yr£782/yr▲ £94
Hot water£206/yr£184/yr▲ £22
Lighting£109/yr£95/yr▲ £14
Total£1,191/yr£1,061/yr▲ £130

These values come from certificate assessments and reflect standardised occupancy assumptions and energy prices used when each EPC was produced. They are not live tariffs.

Property types in the dataset

House
4,30164.3%
Flat
1,22618.3%
Bungalow
1,06115.9%
Maisonette
971.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,79157.4%
Electric
1,32420.0%
Oil
1,31719.9%
LPG
1382.1%
Other
370.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

98 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
13%
1900–1929
10%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 66, 2022: 65, 2023: 68, 2024: 67, 2025: 707370676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
66
2022
65
2023
68
2024
67
2025
70

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