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Postcode district energy-performance profile

SY8 EPC ratings and energy costs

Understand how homes in SY8 score, what certificate-estimated energy costs look like and how much improvement the recorded recommendations suggest.

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Average EPC

D 62

6.5 points below analysed national average

Rated C or above

43.5%

of analysed certificates

Potential uplift

+22

average score points

Properties represented

3K

from 3K certificates

At a glance

What the data says about SY8

43.5%

rated A–C

28.8%

rated E–G

£1,505

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 SY8

A92+
1.7%
B81–91
13.2%
C69–80
28.5%
D55–68
62
27.7%
E39–54
19.1%
F21–38
6.7%
G1–20
3.0%

EPC band distribution in SY8

A
551.7%
B
13.2%
419
C
28.5%
902
D
27.7%
876
E
19.1%
605
F
2126.7%
G
953.0%

Certificate-estimated energy costs

Cost TypeSY8National AvgDifference
Heating£1,169/yr£782/yr▲ £387
Hot water£226/yr£184/yr▲ £42
Lighting£110/yr£95/yr▲ £15
Total£1,505/yr£1,061/yr▲ £444

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
2,38675.4%
Bungalow
43613.8%
Flat
32010.1%
Maisonette
220.7%

Main heating fuel

Mains gas
1,64652.1%
Electric
64720.5%
Oil
55517.6%
LPG
1855.9%
Other
1243.9%

Carbon emissions and improvement potential

4.8 t

current annual CO₂ estimate

2.2 t

potential annual estimate

103 m²

average floor area

When the represented homes were built

Pre-1900
21%
1900–1929
8%
1930–1949
5%
1950–1966
10%
1967–1975
8%
1976–1982
6%
1983–1990
10%
1991–1995
4%
1996–2002
7%
2003–2006
3%
2007–2011
2%
2012+
16%

Average EPC score over time

Average EPC efficiency score by year2020: 56, 2021: 60, 2022: 64, 2023: 63, 2024: 63, 2025: 666965615753202020212022202320242025Efficiency score
2020
56
2021
60
2022
64
2023
63
2024
63
2025
66

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