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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SP4 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SP4 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 71

2.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

65.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SP4

65.2%

rated A–C

6.7%

rated E–G

£1,038

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 SP4

A92+
0.4%
B81–91
18.8%
C69–80
71
46.0%
D55–68
28.2%
E39–54
5.1%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in SP4

A
250.4%
B
18.8%
1,230
C
46.0%
3,013
D
28.2%
1,844
E
3335.1%
F
811.2%
G
230.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSP4National AvgDifference
Heating£745/yr£782/yr▼ £37
Hot water£190/yr£184/yr▲ £6
Lighting£104/yr£95/yr▲ £9
Total£1,038/yr£1,061/yr▼ £23

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
5,06477.3%
Bungalow
73511.2%
Flat
72811.1%
Maisonette
210.3%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,30181.0%
Electric
78712.0%
Oil
3996.1%
LPG
320.5%
Other
280.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

97 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
3%
1900–1929
2%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
31%
1967–1975
14%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
7%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 71, 2022: 72, 2023: 71, 2024: 69, 2025: 707573716866202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
71
2022
72
2023
71
2024
69
2025
70

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