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Postcode district energy-performance profile

ST12 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in ST12 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 67

1.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

49.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+16

average score points

Properties represented

451

from 467 certificates

At a glance

What the data says about ST12

49.0%

rated A–C

13.3%

rated E–G

£1,332

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 ST12

A92+
1.1%
B81–91
15.2%
C69–80
32.8%
D55–68
67
37.7%
E39–54
9.6%
F21–38
2.8%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in ST12

A
51.1%
B
15.2%
71
C
32.8%
153
D
37.7%
176
E
9.6%
45
F
132.8%
G
40.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeST12National AvgDifference
Heating£1,039/yr£782/yr▲ £257
Hot water£182/yr£184/yr▼ £2
Lighting£111/yr£95/yr▲ £16
Total£1,332/yr£1,061/yr▲ £271

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
34974.7%
Bungalow
8217.6%
Flat
367.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
40586.7%
Electric
347.3%
Oil
173.6%
Other
61.3%
LPG
51.1%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.4 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

110 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
7%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
19%
1950–1966
32%
1967–1975
18%
1976–1982
4%
1983–1990
1%
1991–1995
0%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
4%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 71, 2021: 65, 2022: 64, 2023: 64, 2024: 65, 2025: 717471686461202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
71
2021
65
2022
64
2023
64
2024
65
2025
71

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