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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SE3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SE3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 72

3.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

64.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+9

average score points

Properties represented

8K

from 8K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SE3

64.4%

rated A–C

6.6%

rated E–G

£827

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 SE3

A92+
0.3%
B81–91
30.2%
C69–80
72
33.8%
D55–68
29.0%
E39–54
5.8%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in SE3

A
270.3%
B
30.2%
2,465
C
33.8%
2,761
D
29.0%
2,364
E
4735.8%
F
520.6%
G
160.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSE3National AvgDifference
Heating£586/yr£782/yr▼ £196
Hot water£153/yr£184/yr▼ £31
Lighting£88/yr£95/yr▼ £7
Total£827/yr£1,061/yr▼ £234

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
5,22764.1%
House
2,43729.9%
Maisonette
4155.1%
Bungalow
791.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,67592.6%
Electric
4216.9%
Other
250.4%
LPG
60.1%
Oil
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

81 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
12%
1900–1929
14%
1930–1949
14%
1950–1966
15%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
1%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
27%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 68, 2021: 69, 2022: 67, 2023: 71, 2024: 77, 2025: 748076726864202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
68
2021
69
2022
67
2023
71
2024
77
2025
74

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