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Postcode district energy-performance profile

RG21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in RG21 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

67.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+10

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about RG21

67.1%

rated A–C

4.7%

rated E–G

£957

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 RG21

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
12.5%
C69–80
71
54.5%
D55–68
28.2%
E39–54
3.9%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in RG21

A
70.1%
B
12.5%
709
C
54.5%
3,097
D
28.2%
1,601
E
2193.9%
F
430.8%
G
70.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeRG21National AvgDifference
Heating£652/yr£782/yr▼ £130
Hot water£213/yr£184/yr▲ £29
Lighting£92/yr£95/yr▼ £3
Total£957/yr£1,061/yr▼ £104

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
2,87450.6%
Flat
2,38642.0%
Maisonette
2464.3%
Bungalow
1713.0%
Park home
60.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,12673.3%
Electric
1,48426.4%
Other
120.2%
LPG
60.1%
Oil
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

75 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
18%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
14%
2007–2011
7%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 71, 2022: 70, 2023: 72, 2024: 71, 2025: 717573716866202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
71
2022
70
2023
72
2024
71
2025
71

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