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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SO31 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SO31 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 72

3.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

66.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SO31

66.9%

rated A–C

6.2%

rated E–G

£972

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 SO31

A92+
2.6%
B81–91
19.6%
C69–80
72
44.6%
D55–68
26.9%
E39–54
5.0%
F21–38
0.9%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in SO31

A
1772.6%
B
19.6%
1,310
C
44.6%
2,983
D
26.9%
1,800
E
3355.0%
F
630.9%
G
170.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSO31National AvgDifference
Heating£694/yr£782/yr▼ £88
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£101/yr£95/yr▲ £6
Total£972/yr£1,061/yr▼ £89

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
4,64269.4%
Flat
1,26618.9%
Bungalow
5728.6%
Maisonette
1462.2%
Park home
590.9%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,75186.0%
Electric
83212.4%
Oil
510.8%
LPG
270.4%
Other
230.3%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

100 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
2%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
10%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
19%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
6%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 73, 2021: 70, 2022: 69, 2023: 70, 2024: 73, 2025: 757875726966202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
73
2021
70
2022
69
2023
70
2024
73
2025
75

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