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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SE8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SE8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 73

4.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

75.8%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+6

average score points

Properties represented

9K

from 9K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SE8

75.8%

rated A–C

3.3%

rated E–G

£718

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 SE8

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
20.0%
C69–80
73
55.7%
D55–68
20.9%
E39–54
2.8%
F21–38
0.4%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in SE8

A
110.1%
B
20.0%
1,746
C
55.7%
4,855
D
20.9%
1,824
E
2472.8%
F
340.4%
G
60.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSE8National AvgDifference
Heating£448/yr£782/yr▼ £334
Hot water£189/yr£184/yr▲ £5
Lighting£80/yr£95/yr▼ £15
Total£718/yr£1,061/yr▼ £343

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
6,51874.7%
House
1,12312.9%
Maisonette
1,07112.3%
Bungalow
110.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
6,07375.1%
Electric
1,96824.3%
Other
450.6%
LPG
30.0%
Oil
20.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

67 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
13%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
3%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
14%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 71, 2022: 73, 2023: 76, 2024: 76, 2025: 727976747168202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
71
2022
73
2023
76
2024
76
2025
72

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