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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SW3 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SW3 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 68

0.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

56.4%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+10

average score points

Properties represented

6K

from 7K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SW3

56.4%

rated A–C

9.9%

rated E–G

£1,076

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 SW3

A92+
0.0%
B81–91
5.4%
C69–80
51.0%
D55–68
68
33.7%
E39–54
8.4%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.4%

EPC band distribution in SW3

A
00.0%
B
3605.4%
C
51.0%
3,391
D
33.7%
2,244
E
8.4%
559
F
751.1%
G
240.4%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSW3National AvgDifference
Heating£794/yr£782/yr▲ £12
Hot water£180/yr£184/yr▼ £4
Lighting£102/yr£95/yr▲ £7
Total£1,076/yr£1,061/yr▲ £15

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

Flat
5,30279.7%
House
1,04715.7%
Maisonette
2994.5%
Bungalow
50.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
5,51185.7%
Electric
86413.4%
Other
330.5%
Oil
130.2%
LPG
100.2%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2 t

potential annual estimate

96 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
35%
1900–1929
31%
1930–1949
13%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
2%
1976–1982
2%
1983–1990
2%
1991–1995
0%
1996–2002
1%
2003–2006
1%
2007–2011
0%
2012+
6%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 68, 2022: 67, 2023: 66, 2024: 67, 2025: 717471696663202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
68
2022
67
2023
66
2024
67
2025
71

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