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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SY5 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SY5 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 65

3.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

47.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+22

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SY5

47.5%

rated A–C

27.8%

rated E–G

£1,520

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 SY5

A92+
6.1%
B81–91
18.8%
C69–80
22.6%
D55–68
65
24.8%
E39–54
19.8%
F21–38
5.5%
G1–20
2.5%

EPC band distribution in SY5

A
2116.1%
B
18.8%
651
C
22.6%
785
D
24.8%
859
E
19.8%
687
F
1915.5%
G
852.5%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSY5National AvgDifference
Heating£1,152/yr£782/yr▲ £370
Hot water£256/yr£184/yr▲ £72
Lighting£112/yr£95/yr▲ £17
Total£1,520/yr£1,061/yr▲ £459

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
2,52672.8%
Bungalow
64318.5%
Flat
2848.2%
Maisonette
140.4%
Park home
20.1%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,16833.9%
Electric
1,06330.9%
Oil
93727.2%
LPG
1604.6%
Other
1173.4%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.9 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

115 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
5%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
17%
1967–1975
9%
1976–1982
5%
1983–1990
6%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
5%
2003–2006
4%
2007–2011
3%
2012+
17%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 64, 2021: 61, 2022: 63, 2023: 63, 2024: 67, 2025: 707369666258202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
64
2021
61
2022
63
2023
63
2024
67
2025
70

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