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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SO52 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SO52 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

63.7%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+12

average score points

Properties represented

1K

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SO52

63.7%

rated A–C

4.6%

rated E–G

£979

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 SO52

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
20.4%
C69–80
72
42.9%
D55–68
31.7%
E39–54
3.9%
F21–38
0.6%
G1–20
0.1%

EPC band distribution in SO52

A
40.4%
B
20.4%
226
C
42.9%
474
D
31.7%
351
E
433.9%
F
70.6%
G
10.1%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSO52National AvgDifference
Heating£668/yr£782/yr▼ £114
Hot water£206/yr£184/yr▲ £22
Lighting£105/yr£95/yr▲ £10
Total£979/yr£1,061/yr▼ £82

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
60855.0%
Flat
28325.6%
Bungalow
20818.8%
Maisonette
70.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
84476.3%
Electric
25423.0%
Oil
40.4%
Other
30.3%
LPG
10.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.4 t

potential annual estimate

88 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
1%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
14%
1967–1975
34%
1976–1982
10%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
2%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
20%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 67, 2022: 66, 2023: 70, 2024: 77, 2025: 758076726763202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
67
2022
66
2023
70
2024
77
2025
75

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