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Postcode district energy-performance profile

RG40 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in RG40 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

70.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about RG40

70.9%

rated A–C

5.7%

rated E–G

£971

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 RG40

A92+
1.8%
B81–91
29.0%
C69–80
73
40.1%
D55–68
23.4%
E39–54
4.9%
F21–38
0.5%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in RG40

A
1061.8%
B
29.0%
1,677
C
40.1%
2,320
D
23.4%
1,356
E
2834.9%
F
290.5%
G
160.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeRG40National AvgDifference
Heating£696/yr£782/yr▼ £86
Hot water£175/yr£184/yr▼ £9
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£971/yr£1,061/yr▼ £90

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
3,69863.9%
Flat
1,56827.1%
Bungalow
3766.5%
Maisonette
1402.4%
Park home
50.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,88784.7%
Electric
81614.1%
Oil
280.5%
LPG
250.4%
Other
110.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

101 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
2%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
30%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 72, 2022: 72, 2023: 75, 2024: 75, 2025: 747875737067202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
72
2022
72
2023
75
2024
75
2025
74

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