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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SA3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SA3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 63

5.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

40.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+18

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SA3

40.9%

rated A–C

21.8%

rated E–G

£1,483

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 SA3

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
8.6%
C69–80
31.8%
D55–68
63
37.3%
E39–54
14.7%
F21–38
5.0%
G1–20
2.2%

EPC band distribution in SA3

A
210.6%
B
8.6%
322
C
31.8%
1,198
D
37.3%
1,403
E
14.7%
553
F
1885.0%
G
812.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSA3National AvgDifference
Heating£1,153/yr£782/yr▲ £371
Hot water£212/yr£184/yr▲ £28
Lighting£118/yr£95/yr▲ £23
Total£1,483/yr£1,061/yr▲ £422

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
2,49366.2%
Flat
66217.6%
Bungalow
52013.8%
Maisonette
842.2%
Park home
70.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,72072.4%
Electric
52113.9%
Oil
2647.0%
LPG
1524.0%
Other
1012.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

115 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
11%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
21%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 62, 2021: 63, 2022: 61, 2023: 64, 2024: 63, 2025: 646765636058202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
62
2021
63
2022
61
2023
64
2024
63
2025
64

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