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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SE21 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SE21 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

46.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SE21

46.6%

rated A–C

12.5%

rated E–G

£1,142

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 SE21

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
2.9%
C69–80
43.1%
D55–68
66
40.9%
E39–54
11.2%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in SE21

A
160.6%
B
792.9%
C
43.1%
1,162
D
40.9%
1,102
E
11.2%
302
F
301.1%
G
60.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSE21National AvgDifference
Heating£856/yr£782/yr▲ £74
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,142/yr£1,061/yr▲ £81

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
1,55457.6%
House
93134.5%
Maisonette
1786.6%
Bungalow
341.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
2,44290.5%
Electric
2499.2%
Other
60.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

94 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
25%
1930–1949
21%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
2%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 62, 2022: 66, 2023: 68, 2024: 68, 2025: 667168656259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
62
2022
66
2023
68
2024
68
2025
66

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