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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SE26 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SE26 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 70

1.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

62.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+9

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SE26

62.8%

rated A–C

5.1%

rated E–G

£821

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 SE26

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
10.4%
C69–80
70
52.0%
D55–68
32.1%
E39–54
4.4%
F21–38
0.4%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in SE26

A
220.3%
B
10.4%
727
C
52.0%
3,624
D
32.1%
2,237
E
3094.4%
F
280.4%
G
210.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSE26National AvgDifference
Heating£587/yr£782/yr▼ £195
Hot water£154/yr£184/yr▼ £30
Lighting£80/yr£95/yr▼ £15
Total£821/yr£1,061/yr▼ £240

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
4,66867.0%
House
1,57122.5%
Maisonette
70610.1%
Bungalow
230.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,01391.3%
Electric
5608.5%
Other
120.2%
LPG
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

72 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
22%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
16%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
11%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 69, 2022: 70, 2023: 69, 2024: 70, 2025: 727572696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
69
2022
70
2023
69
2024
70
2025
72

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