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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SO41 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SO41 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

53.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+13

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SO41

53.3%

rated A–C

10.2%

rated E–G

£1,166

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 SO41

A92+
0.9%
B81–91
7.1%
C69–80
45.3%
D55–68
68
36.5%
E39–54
8.1%
F21–38
1.5%
G1–20
0.6%

EPC band distribution in SO41

A
520.9%
B
4217.1%
C
45.3%
2,705
D
36.5%
2,177
E
8.1%
485
F
911.5%
G
340.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSO41National AvgDifference
Heating£864/yr£782/yr▲ £82
Hot water£191/yr£184/yr▲ £7
Lighting£110/yr£95/yr▲ £15
Total£1,166/yr£1,061/yr▲ £105

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
3,54959.5%
Flat
1,22520.5%
Bungalow
87014.6%
Maisonette
2163.6%
Park home
1051.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,05385.5%
Electric
66611.3%
Oil
1111.9%
LPG
430.7%
Other
390.7%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.5 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.9 t

potential annual estimate

102 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
5%
1900–1929
7%
1930–1949
10%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
15%
1983–1990
11%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
4%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 67, 2022: 67, 2023: 68, 2024: 68, 2025: 687169686664202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
67
2022
67
2023
68
2024
68
2025
68

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