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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SY20 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SY20 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

E 52

16.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

26.0%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+33

average score points

Properties represented

994

from 1K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SY20

26.0%

rated A–C

50.7%

rated E–G

£2,044

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 SY20

A92+
1.0%
B81–91
6.6%
C69–80
18.3%
D55–68
23.3%
E39–54
52
28.5%
F21–38
14.6%
G1–20
7.6%

EPC band distribution in SY20

A
111.0%
B
716.6%
C
18.3%
196
D
23.3%
249
E
28.5%
305
F
14.6%
156
G
817.6%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSY20National AvgDifference
Heating£1,627/yr£782/yr▲ £845
Hot water£307/yr£184/yr▲ £123
Lighting£110/yr£95/yr▲ £15
Total£2,044/yr£1,061/yr▲ £983

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
80475.2%
Bungalow
15114.1%
Flat
999.3%
Maisonette
121.1%
Park home
30.3%

Main heating fuel

Electric
39136.7%
Oil
26625.0%
Mains gas
22320.9%
Other
11210.5%
LPG
736.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

6.1 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.4 t

potential annual estimate

102 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
50%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
4%
1950–1966
9%
1967–1975
6%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
4%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
4%
2003–2006
2%
2007–2011
1%
2012+
5%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 49, 2021: 54, 2022: 49, 2023: 53, 2024: 51, 2025: 576057535046202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
49
2021
54
2022
49
2023
53
2024
51
2025
57

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