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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SY1 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SY1 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

60.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+15

average score points

Properties represented

4K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SY1

60.0%

rated A–C

8.6%

rated E–G

£987

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 SY1

A92+
0.6%
B81–91
7.0%
C69–80
52.3%
D55–68
68
31.4%
E39–54
7.2%
F21–38
1.1%
G1–20
0.3%

EPC band distribution in SY1

A
240.6%
B
2837.0%
C
52.3%
2,102
D
31.4%
1,263
E
2897.2%
F
441.1%
G
120.3%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSY1National AvgDifference
Heating£724/yr£782/yr▼ £58
Hot water£177/yr£184/yr▼ £7
Lighting£86/yr£95/yr▼ £9
Total£987/yr£1,061/yr▼ £74

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
2,58764.4%
Flat
1,09327.2%
Bungalow
2436.0%
Maisonette
942.3%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,29582.5%
Electric
67917.0%
Other
130.3%
Oil
40.1%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.7 t

potential annual estimate

76 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
18%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
9%
1950–1966
18%
1967–1975
11%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
5%
1991–1995
5%
1996–2002
6%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
6%
2012+
8%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 67, 2021: 68, 2022: 68, 2023: 68, 2024: 69, 2025: 717472696764202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
67
2021
68
2022
68
2023
68
2024
69
2025
71

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