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Postcode district energy-performance profile

GU8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in GU8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

38.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+19

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about GU8

38.3%

rated A–C

26.0%

rated E–G

£1,711

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 GU8

A92+
1.5%
B81–91
8.3%
C69–80
28.5%
D55–68
62
35.6%
E39–54
18.1%
F21–38
6.7%
G1–20
1.2%

EPC band distribution in GU8

A
341.5%
B
8.3%
184
C
28.5%
631
D
35.6%
789
E
18.1%
402
F
1486.7%
G
271.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeGU8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,362/yr£782/yr▲ £580
Hot water£220/yr£184/yr▲ £36
Lighting£128/yr£95/yr▲ £33
Total£1,711/yr£1,061/yr▲ £650

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
1,65374.6%
Bungalow
27012.2%
Flat
23510.6%
Maisonette
391.8%
Park home
180.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,43064.6%
Oil
33815.3%
Electric
31514.2%
LPG
1115.0%
Other
200.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

5.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.8 t

potential annual estimate

136 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
16%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
19%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 62, 2022: 60, 2023: 61, 2024: 60, 2025: 656865636057202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
62
2022
60
2023
61
2024
60
2025
65

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