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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SE5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SE5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

60.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+9

average score points

Properties represented

7K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SE5

60.2%

rated A–C

7.7%

rated E–G

£860

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 SE5

A92+
0.2%
B81–91
8.2%
C69–80
69
51.9%
D55–68
32.1%
E39–54
6.5%
F21–38
0.8%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in SE5

A
110.2%
B
8.2%
592
C
51.9%
3,739
D
32.1%
2,314
E
4696.5%
F
590.8%
G
240.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSE5National AvgDifference
Heating£592/yr£782/yr▼ £190
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£85/yr£95/yr▼ £10
Total£860/yr£1,061/yr▼ £201

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
5,36074.4%
House
1,05314.6%
Maisonette
78410.9%
Bungalow
110.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,93585.2%
Electric
1,00514.4%
Other
200.3%
LPG
70.1%
Oil
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

71 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
17%
1900–1929
28%
1930–1949
12%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 67, 2022: 70, 2023: 70, 2024: 70, 2025: 707371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
67
2022
70
2023
70
2024
70
2025
70

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