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Postcode district energy-performance profile

S72 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in S72 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

48.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about S72

48.5%

rated A–C

8.3%

rated E–G

£1,143

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 S72

A92+
0.7%
B81–91
10.2%
C69–80
37.6%
D55–68
68
43.2%
E39–54
7.3%
F21–38
0.7%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in S72

A
370.7%
B
10.2%
504
C
37.6%
1,859
D
43.2%
2,136
E
3617.3%
F
330.7%
G
180.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeS72National AvgDifference
Heating£870/yr£782/yr▲ £88
Hot water£174/yr£184/yr▼ £10
Lighting£99/yr£95/yr▲ £4
Total£1,143/yr£1,061/yr▲ £82

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
3,56472.0%
Bungalow
1,02420.7%
Flat
3457.0%
Maisonette
140.3%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,69395.1%
Other
1372.8%
Electric
811.6%
Oil
150.3%
LPG
110.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
22%
1950–1966
26%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
5%
2012+
7%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 69, 2025: 697270686664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
67
2023
67
2024
69
2025
69

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