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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SY16 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SY16 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

58.2%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+17

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SY16

58.2%

rated A–C

16.6%

rated E–G

£1,164

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 SY16

A92+
8.3%
B81–91
9.0%
C69–80
40.9%
D55–68
68
25.2%
E39–54
11.9%
F21–38
3.8%
G1–20
0.9%

EPC band distribution in SY16

A
8.3%
214
B
9.0%
233
C
40.9%
1,055
D
25.2%
651
E
11.9%
307
F
983.8%
G
240.9%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSY16National AvgDifference
Heating£848/yr£782/yr▲ £66
Hot water£216/yr£184/yr▲ £32
Lighting£100/yr£95/yr▲ £5
Total£1,164/yr£1,061/yr▲ £103

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
1,72967.0%
Flat
51620.0%
Bungalow
29211.3%
Maisonette
441.7%
Park home
10.0%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,47157.7%
Electric
50419.8%
Oil
47218.5%
LPG
622.4%
Other
401.6%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

3.6 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.8 t

potential annual estimate

88 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
16%
1900–1929
4%
1930–1949
3%
1950–1966
7%
1967–1975
12%
1976–1982
15%
1983–1990
8%
1991–1995
7%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
5%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
15%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 66, 2021: 65, 2022: 66, 2023: 67, 2024: 74, 2025: 707773706662202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
66
2021
65
2022
66
2023
67
2024
74
2025
70

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