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Postcode district energy-performance profile

RG31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in RG31 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about RG31

56.2%

rated A–C

7.4%

rated E–G

£1,033

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 RG31

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
11.9%
C69–80
69
44.1%
D55–68
36.4%
E39–54
6.5%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in RG31

A
80.2%
B
11.9%
385
C
44.1%
1,426
D
36.4%
1,176
E
2106.5%
F
250.8%
G
50.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeRG31National AvgDifference
Heating£753/yr£782/yr▼ £29
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£98/yr£95/yr▲ £3
Total£1,033/yr£1,061/yr▼ £28

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
2,37573.4%
Flat
56717.5%
Bungalow
2016.2%
Maisonette
922.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,86888.9%
Electric
33410.4%
Oil
140.4%
Other
110.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

90 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
16%
1976–1982
16%
1983–1990
16%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 69, 2022: 70, 2023: 70, 2024: 68, 2025: 697370686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
69
2022
70
2023
70
2024
68
2025
69

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