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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SG8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SG8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

55.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SG8

55.4%

rated A–C

15.7%

rated E–G

£1,163

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 SG8

A92+
1.9%
B81–91
20.7%
C69–80
32.8%
D55–68
68
28.9%
E39–54
12.8%
F21–38
2.6%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in SG8

A
1281.9%
B
20.7%
1,385
C
32.8%
2,199
D
28.9%
1,939
E
12.8%
857
F
1752.6%
G
230.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSG8National AvgDifference
Heating£848/yr£782/yr▲ £66
Hot water£210/yr£184/yr▲ £26
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£1,163/yr£1,061/yr▲ £102

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
4,99174.4%
Flat
98614.7%
Bungalow
6539.7%
Maisonette
761.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,81256.9%
Electric
1,52122.7%
Oil
1,15017.2%
LPG
1762.6%
Other
360.5%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
19%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 69, 2023: 67, 2024: 70, 2025: 697371686663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
69
2023
67
2024
70
2025
69

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