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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SG5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SG5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

64.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SG5

64.1%

rated A–C

8.0%

rated E–G

£974

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 SG5

A92+
1.2%
B81–91
19.8%
C69–80
71
43.1%
D55–68
27.9%
E39–54
6.5%
F21–38
1.3%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in SG5

A
781.2%
B
19.8%
1,302
C
43.1%
2,840
D
27.9%
1,838
E
4296.5%
F
841.3%
G
160.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSG5National AvgDifference
Heating£691/yr£782/yr▼ £91
Hot water£187/yr£184/yr▲ £3
Lighting£96/yr£95/yr▲ £1
Total£974/yr£1,061/yr▼ £87

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

House
4,16263.2%
Flat
1,74226.4%
Bungalow
4196.4%
Maisonette
2583.9%
Park home
60.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,29280.5%
Electric
1,06716.2%
Oil
1662.5%
LPG
240.4%
Other
240.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

88 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
12%
1930–1949
7%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
8%
2012+
18%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 69, 2021: 70, 2022: 70, 2023: 72, 2024: 72, 2025: 717573716866202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
69
2021
70
2022
70
2023
72
2024
72
2025
71

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