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Postcode district energy-performance profile

S12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in S12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

51.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about S12

51.2%

rated A–C

8.3%

rated E–G

£1,086

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 S12

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
3.1%
C69–80
47.9%
D55–68
67
40.4%
E39–54
5.8%
F21–38
2.1%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in S12

A
70.2%
B
1343.1%
C
47.9%
2,051
D
40.4%
1,729
E
2505.8%
F
882.1%
G
190.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeS12National AvgDifference
Heating£808/yr£782/yr▲ £26
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,086/yr£1,061/yr▲ £25

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
3,24475.8%
Flat
78518.3%
Bungalow
2285.3%
Maisonette
210.5%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,07495.3%
Electric
1754.1%
Other
240.6%
LPG
30.1%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
26%
1950–1966
33%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 65, 2022: 68, 2023: 66, 2024: 66, 2025: 697270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
65
2022
68
2023
66
2024
66
2025
69

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