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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SE20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SE20 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

54.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+10

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SE20

54.8%

rated A–C

9.4%

rated E–G

£842

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 SE20

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
6.8%
C69–80
48.0%
D55–68
68
35.7%
E39–54
8.2%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.5%

EPC band distribution in SE20

A
40.1%
B
3216.8%
C
48.0%
2,281
D
35.7%
1,699
E
8.2%
388
F
370.8%
G
240.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSE20National AvgDifference
Heating£589/yr£782/yr▼ £193
Hot water£176/yr£184/yr▼ £8
Lighting£77/yr£95/yr▼ £18
Total£842/yr£1,061/yr▼ £219

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

Flat
3,35270.5%
House
1,05422.2%
Maisonette
3347.0%
Bungalow
140.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,74079.0%
Electric
96420.4%
Other
200.4%
LPG
90.2%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

64 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
9%
1900–1929
31%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 66, 2022: 68, 2023: 70, 2024: 68, 2025: 697371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
66
2022
68
2023
70
2024
68
2025
69

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