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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SY2 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SY2 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

C 73

4.5 points above analysed national average

Rated C or above

70.1%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+14

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 4K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SY2

70.1%

rated A–C

5.8%

rated E–G

£866

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 SY2

A92+
2.4%
B81–91
38.1%
C69–80
73
29.6%
D55–68
24.1%
E39–54
4.6%
F21–38
1.0%
G1–20
0.2%

EPC band distribution in SY2

A
842.4%
B
38.1%
1,344
C
29.6%
1,042
D
24.1%
849
E
1634.6%
F
351.0%
G
60.2%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSY2National AvgDifference
Heating£627/yr£782/yr▼ £155
Hot water£148/yr£184/yr▼ £36
Lighting£91/yr£95/yr▼ £4
Total£866/yr£1,061/yr▼ £195

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
2,76678.5%
Flat
47813.6%
Bungalow
2507.1%
Maisonette
290.8%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
3,24592.1%
Electric
2487.0%
Oil
190.5%
Other
100.3%
LPG
10.0%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

2.7 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

1.3 t

potential annual estimate

88 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
10%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
6%
1950–1966
13%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
7%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
3%
1996–2002
3%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
35%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 72, 2021: 75, 2022: 75, 2023: 74, 2024: 73, 2025: 707875737067202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
72
2021
75
2022
75
2023
74
2024
73
2025
70

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