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Postcode district energy-performance profile

S21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in S21 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about S21

56.0%

rated A–C

7.6%

rated E–G

£1,068

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 S21

A92+
0.5%
B81–91
5.2%
C69–80
50.3%
D55–68
68
36.4%
E39–54
5.9%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in S21

A
170.5%
B
1685.2%
C
50.3%
1,623
D
36.4%
1,174
E
1925.9%
F
411.3%
G
120.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeS21National AvgDifference
Heating£817/yr£782/yr▲ £35
Hot water£158/yr£184/yr▼ £26
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,068/yr£1,061/yr▲ £7

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
2,34172.5%
Bungalow
61819.2%
Flat
2578.0%
Maisonette
110.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,05894.8%
Electric
902.8%
Other
531.6%
LPG
130.4%
Oil
110.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
36%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
10%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 66, 2022: 64, 2023: 67, 2024: 69, 2025: 707370676461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
66
2022
64
2023
67
2024
69
2025
70

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