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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SS8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SS8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 65

3.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

38.6%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

5K

from 5K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SS8

38.6%

rated A–C

13.7%

rated E–G

£1,067

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 SS8

A92+
0.1%
B81–91
4.0%
C69–80
34.5%
D55–68
65
47.8%
E39–54
11.0%
F21–38
2.2%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in SS8

A
60.1%
B
1954.0%
C
34.5%
1,686
D
47.8%
2,336
E
11.0%
538
F
1102.2%
G
200.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSS8National AvgDifference
Heating£787/yr£782/yr▲ £5
Hot water£187/yr£184/yr▲ £3
Lighting£93/yr£95/yr▼ £2
Total£1,067/yr£1,061/yr▲ £6

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
2,25746.1%
Bungalow
1,55831.9%
Flat
68514.0%
Park home
3607.4%
Maisonette
310.6%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
4,02482.3%
Electric
81816.7%
Other
300.6%
LPG
150.3%
Oil
40.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.2 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

79 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
0%
1900–1929
1%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
22%
1967–1975
30%
1976–1982
16%
1983–1990
9%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
8%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 63, 2021: 62, 2022: 62, 2023: 66, 2024: 67, 2025: 677067656259202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
63
2021
62
2022
62
2023
66
2024
67
2025
67

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