Rising energy prices: the 10 neighbourhoods set to be hardest hit in Birmingham

On 1 April energy bills are set to skyrocket for homeowners in Birmingham and across England.

The energy price cap rise of 54% means almost £700 will be added onto bills on average, but official government data shows some neighbourhoods in Birmingham could be hit harder than others.

That’s because properties with low energy efficiency ratings generally have higher bills than homes with high energy efficiency ratings.

How does the data work?

The energy efficiency of homes is assessed when they are built, sold or let.

They are given Energy Performance Certificates which reveal how much energy a property will use, how environmentally friendly the property is and importantly, how much energy bills will cost.

Homes are rated from A, the most energy efficient with the lowest running costs, to G, the least efficient with the highest running costs.

The figures do not reflect all homes in the area because not every dwelling has an EPC. The figures are based on estimates for the 2020/21 financial year.

Here we reveal which neighbourhoods in Birmingham have the greatest proportion of homes with energy efficiency ratings of D or lower, according to data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communitie

What does the data show for Birmingham?

In Birmingham the least energy-efficient neighbourhood was Greet and Sparkhill South, where 92.8% of properties with an EPC had a ratings of D or lower.

Hodge Hill is the second least energy-efficient neighbourhood in the city, where 92.4 % of properties with an EPC had a ratings of D or lower.

Next was Kingstanding South West, where 92.2 % of properties with an EPC had a ratings of D or lower, as did Little Bromwich.

Lyndon Green is the fifth east energy-efficient neighbourhood in Birmingham, where 92.1% had a poor EPC.

The ten Birmingham neighbourhoods with the greatest proportion of homes with energy efficiency ratings of D or lower

1. Greet and Sparkhill South (92.8%)

2. Hodge Hill (92.4%

3. Kingstanding South West (92.2 %)

4. Little Bromwich (92.2%)

5. Lyndon Green (92.1%)

6. Yardley Wood East (90.1)

7. Kingstanding North (89.8)

8. Sparkhill North (89.1)

9. Handsworth West (89.0)

10. Bordesley Green North (88.0)

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