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Postcode district energy-performance profile

CT18 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in CT18 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

63.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about CT18

63.2%

rated A–C

11.2%

rated E–G

£1,071

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 CT18

A92+
4.0%
B81–91
11.9%
C69–80
70
47.3%
D55–68
25.6%
E39–54
8.2%
F21–38
2.4%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in CT18

A
884.0%
B
11.9%
265
C
47.3%
1,050
D
25.6%
567
E
8.2%
181
F
542.4%
G
140.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeCT18National AvgDifference
Heating£783/yr£782/yr▲ £1
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,071/yr£1,061/yr▲ £10

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
1,56370.4%
Bungalow
46020.7%
Flat
1838.2%
Maisonette
120.5%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,91286.2%
Electric
1808.1%
Oil
1004.5%
LPG
180.8%
Other
90.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

97 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
14%
2003–2006
8%
2007–2011
9%
2012+
13%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 66, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 72, 2025: 737673706663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
66
2022
69
2023
70
2024
72
2025
73

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