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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SS6 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SS6 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 69

0.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.3%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SS6

56.3%

rated A–C

8.2%

rated E–G

£1,040

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 SS6

A92+
1.9%
B81–91
16.5%
C69–80
69
37.9%
D55–68
35.6%
E39–54
6.7%
F21–38
1.2%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in SS6

A
821.9%
B
16.5%
727
C
37.9%
1,677
D
35.6%
1,571
E
2976.7%
F
551.2%
G
100.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSS6National AvgDifference
Heating£760/yr£782/yr▼ £22
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£103/yr£95/yr▲ £8
Total£1,040/yr£1,061/yr▼ £21

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
2,68960.9%
Flat
93521.2%
Bungalow
71216.1%
Maisonette
821.9%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,96589.7%
Electric
4369.9%
Other
100.2%
LPG
40.1%
Oil
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.6 t

potential annual estimate

91 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
1%
1900–1929
3%
1930–1949
11%
1950–1966
23%
1967–1975
13%
1976–1982
9%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
8%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 71, 2023: 69, 2024: 71, 2025: 707472696764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
71
2023
69
2024
71
2025
70

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