South East London home energy efficiency
January 2026
Residential buildings are energetically very efficient. The average home energy rating in South East London postcode area is 69.2, C rating. This is by 3.2 better score than the average home energy rating in England and Wales. The average potential rating is 78.1, C rating.
South East London homes by energy rating

| Energy rating | South East London | England & Wales |
|---|
| █ A | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| █ B | 18.7% | 11.5% |
| █ C | 60.3% | 60.8% |
| █ D | 10.4% | 11.8% |
| █ E | 8.9% | 12.2% |
| █ F | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| █ G | 0.4% | 0.8% |
South East London map of energy efficiency of properties

South East London homes by potential energy rating

| Potential energy rating | South East London | England & Wales |
|---|
| █ A | 0.3% | 3.6% |
| █ B | 40.2% | 47.8% |
| █ C | 56.1% | 44.6% |
| █ D | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| █ E | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| █ F | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| █ G | 0.1% | 0.7% |
South East London homes by main heating control energy efficiency

| Main heating control | South East London | England & Wales |
|---|
| █ very poor | 5.8% | 4.5% |
| █ poor | 8.6% | 8.2% |
| █ average | 26.1% | 25.3% |
| █ good | 57.2% | 56.4% |
| █ very good | 2.4% | 5.7% |
South East London homes by main heating energy efficiency

| Main heat efficiency | South East London | England & Wales |
|---|
| █ very poor | 6.7% | 6.4% |
| █ poor | 2.1% | 3.0% |
| █ average | 6.0% | 9.8% |
| █ good | 75.5% | 76.7% |
| █ very good | 9.6% | 4.0% |
South East London homes by walls energy efficiency

| Walls efficiency | South East London | England & Wales |
|---|
| █ very poor | 39.2% | 22.3% |
| █ poor | 12.9% | 15.9% |
| █ average | 5.9% | 12.9% |
| █ good | 26.2% | 38.0% |
| █ very good | 15.8% | 10.9% |
South East London homes by windows energy efficiency

| Windows efficiency | South East London | England & Wales |
|---|
| █ very poor | 13.0% | 5.4% |
| █ poor | 5.6% | 4.7% |
| █ average | 40.0% | 50.4% |
| █ good | 28.3% | 30.1% |
| █ very good | 13.0% | 9.3% |
South East London homes by hot water heating energy efficiency

| Hot water heating energy efficiency | South East London | England & Wales |
|---|
| █ very poor | 5.8% | 7.5% |
| █ poor | 3.7% | 6.3% |
| █ average | 10.4% | 12.9% |
| █ good | 69.1% | 68.1% |
| █ very good | 11.0% | 5.2% |
South East London homes by lighting energy efficiency

| Lightning energy efficiency | South East London | England & Wales |
|---|
| █ very poor | 9.8% | 10.5% |
| █ poor | 5.1% | 7.0% |
| █ average | 9.5% | 12.0% |
| █ good | 14.1% | 15.9% |
| █ very good | 61.5% | 54.6% |
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