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Postcode district energy-performance profile

GU1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in GU1 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

54.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about GU1

54.5%

rated A–C

10.5%

rated E–G

£1,081

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 GU1

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
8.8%
C69–80
45.2%
D55–68
68
35.0%
E39–54
9.1%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in GU1

A
250.4%
B
8.8%
517
C
45.2%
2,649
D
35.0%
2,049
E
9.1%
534
F
681.2%
G
140.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGU1National AvgDifference
Heating£789/yr£782/yr▲ £7
Hot water£199/yr£184/yr▲ £15
Lighting£92/yr£95/yr▼ £3
Total£1,081/yr£1,061/yr▲ £20

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

Flat
2,88149.2%
House
2,65145.3%
Maisonette
2303.9%
Bungalow
941.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,47177.7%
Electric
1,25021.7%
Other
230.4%
Oil
60.1%
LPG
30.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

87 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
8%
1900–1929
18%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 70, 2023: 69, 2024: 66, 2025: 687371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
70
2023
69
2024
66
2025
68

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