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Postcode district energy-performance profile

RG2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in RG2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 73

4.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

71.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about RG2

71.6%

rated A–C

6.2%

rated E–G

£801

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 RG2

A92+
1.3%
B81–91
31.7%
C69–80
73
38.6%
D55–68
22.2%
E39–54
5.3%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in RG2

A
1091.3%
B
31.7%
2,702
C
38.6%
3,289
D
22.2%
1,892
E
4535.3%
F
580.7%
G
140.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeRG2National AvgDifference
Heating£544/yr£782/yr▼ £238
Hot water£169/yr£184/yr▼ £15
Lighting£88/yr£95/yr▼ £7
Total£801/yr£1,061/yr▼ £260

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
5,16560.6%
Flat
3,01735.4%
Bungalow
2142.5%
Maisonette
1211.4%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,64183.3%
Electric
1,28516.1%
Oil
200.3%
Other
170.2%
LPG
60.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.3 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 72, 2022: 74, 2023: 75, 2024: 76, 2025: 727976747168202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
72
2022
74
2023
75
2024
76
2025
72

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