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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SK2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SK2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

44.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SK2

44.0%

rated A–C

9.8%

rated E–G

£1,090

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 SK2

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
7.4%
C69–80
36.5%
D55–68
66
46.2%
E39–54
8.5%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in SK2

A
20.1%
B
2687.4%
C
36.5%
1,318
D
46.2%
1,667
E
8.5%
306
F
351.0%
G
120.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSK2National AvgDifference
Heating£824/yr£782/yr▲ £42
Hot water£172/yr£184/yr▼ £12
Lighting£94/yr£95/yr▼ £1
Total£1,090/yr£1,061/yr▲ £29

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
2,59471.9%
Flat
81622.6%
Bungalow
1554.3%
Maisonette
431.2%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,08786.2%
Electric
48513.5%
Other
70.2%
Oil
20.1%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

83 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
4%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
19%
1950–1966
12%
1967–1975
16%
1976–1982
8%
1983–1990
3%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 65, 2022: 67, 2023: 67, 2024: 67, 2025: 687169666461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
65
2022
67
2023
67
2024
67
2025
68

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