Skip to main content

Postcode district energy-performance profile

SA31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SA31 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

Compare with another area →

Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

54.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SA31

54.4%

rated A–C

12.1%

rated E–G

£1,084

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 SA31

A92+
2.8%
B81–91
7.9%
C69–80
43.7%
D55–68
68
33.5%
E39–54
9.6%
F21–38
1.9%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in SA31

A
922.8%
B
2587.9%
C
43.7%
1,428
D
33.5%
1,096
E
9.6%
315
F
631.9%
G
190.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSA31National AvgDifference
Heating£804/yr£782/yr▲ £22
Hot water£185/yr£184/yr▲ £1
Lighting£95/yr£95/yr —
Total£1,084/yr£1,061/yr▲ £23

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
2,02962.0%
Flat
81925.0%
Bungalow
38311.7%
Maisonette
401.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,61279.9%
Electric
45814.0%
Oil
1554.7%
Other
270.8%
LPG
180.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

85 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
11%
1900–1929
15%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 66, 2022: 67, 2023: 65, 2024: 69, 2025: 717471686562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
66
2022
67
2023
65
2024
69
2025
71

What to do next

Related postcode districts