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Postcode district energy-performance profile

S18 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in S18 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

44.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about S18

44.6%

rated A–C

9.0%

rated E–G

£1,218

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 S18

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
3.3%
C69–80
41.1%
D55–68
66
46.4%
E39–54
7.4%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in S18

A
70.2%
B
1123.3%
C
41.1%
1,387
D
46.4%
1,564
E
2517.4%
F
431.3%
G
100.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeS18National AvgDifference
Heating£949/yr£782/yr▲ £167
Hot water£167/yr£184/yr▼ £17
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,218/yr£1,061/yr▲ £157

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
2,18964.9%
Bungalow
70821.0%
Flat
45413.5%
Maisonette
230.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,17294.0%
Electric
1293.8%
Oil
421.2%
LPG
170.5%
Other
130.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.1 t

potential annual estimate

91 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
35%
1967–1975
18%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 65, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 687169666461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
65
2022
66
2023
67
2024
67
2025
68

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