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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SS2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SS2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 66

2.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

44.9%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 6K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SS2

44.9%

rated A–C

10.5%

rated E–G

£981

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 SS2

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
7.1%
C69–80
37.7%
D55–68
66
44.5%
E39–54
8.8%
F21–38
1.4%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in SS2

A
30.1%
B
4227.1%
C
37.7%
2,227
D
44.5%
2,630
E
8.8%
520
F
801.4%
G
220.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSS2National AvgDifference
Heating£728/yr£782/yr▼ £54
Hot water£166/yr£184/yr▼ £18
Lighting£87/yr£95/yr▼ £8
Total£981/yr£1,061/yr▼ £80

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
2,59243.9%
Flat
2,55243.2%
Bungalow
62810.6%
Maisonette
1312.2%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,20788.4%
Electric
65811.2%
Other
150.3%
LPG
80.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.5 t

potential annual estimate

74 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
23%
1930–1949
26%
1950–1966
16%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
2%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 64, 2022: 68, 2023: 67, 2024: 66, 2025: 687169666461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
64
2022
68
2023
67
2024
66
2025
68

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