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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SO32 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SO32 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 74

5.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

69.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+11

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SO32

69.3%

rated A–C

11.5%

rated E–G

£1,091

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 SO32

A92+
4.5%
B81–91
39.5%
C69–80
74
25.3%
D55–68
19.2%
E39–54
8.1%
F21–38
2.6%
G1–20
0.8%

EPC band distribution in SO32

A
1984.5%
B
39.5%
1,727
C
25.3%
1,104
D
19.2%
838
E
8.1%
353
F
1142.6%
G
350.8%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSO32National AvgDifference
Heating£796/yr£782/yr▲ £14
Hot water£184/yr£184/yr —
Lighting£111/yr£95/yr▲ £16
Total£1,091/yr£1,061/yr▲ £30

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
3,56081.5%
Flat
3918.9%
Bungalow
3618.3%
Maisonette
541.2%
Park home
30.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,22473.8%
Electric
57913.3%
Oil
4179.5%
LPG
1002.3%
Other
471.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

115 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
8%
1967–1975
7%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
7%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
40%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 70, 2021: 74, 2022: 74, 2023: 75, 2024: 74, 2025: 747875737067202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
70
2021
74
2022
74
2023
75
2024
74
2025
74

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