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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SM7 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SM7 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

50.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

2K

from 2K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SM7

50.4%

rated A–C

11.7%

rated E–G

£1,250

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 SM7

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
9.6%
C69–80
40.6%
D55–68
67
38.0%
E39–54
10.4%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in SM7

A
30.1%
B
9.6%
215
C
40.6%
908
D
38.0%
849
E
10.4%
233
F
241.1%
G
40.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSM7National AvgDifference
Heating£934/yr£782/yr▲ £152
Hot water£205/yr£184/yr▲ £21
Lighting£111/yr£95/yr▲ £16
Total£1,250/yr£1,061/yr▲ £189

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
1,32059.0%
Flat
66229.6%
Bungalow
1466.5%
Maisonette
1084.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,88684.3%
Electric
33915.2%
Oil
60.3%
Other
30.1%
LPG
20.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.3 t

potential annual estimate

112 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
30%
1950–1966
20%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
9%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 65, 2021: 65, 2022: 69, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 687270676562202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
65
2021
65
2022
69
2023
68
2024
69
2025
68

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