EPC B deadline

Private rented buildings over 1,000 m² · England and Wales

West Midlands: councils compared

3,182 of 4,875 let buildings over 1,000 m² in West Midlands are rated below EPC B, against 60% across England and Wales.

9,697,697 m² of 16,204,227 m² (59.8%) is rated below EPC B.
Councils in West Midlands
AreaLet buildings over 1,000 m²Below EPC BFloorspace below BBelow B on paper*
Birmingham 966 639 60.5% ≈160
Bromsgrove 50 31 55.8% ≈6
Cannock Chase 70 40 39.0% ≈11
Coventry 286 164 47.1% ≈33
Dudley 339 250 71.1% ≈53
East Staffordshire 94 58 66.5% ≈10
Herefordshire 105 62 57.0% ≈15
Lichfield 82 57 64.8% ≈12
Malvern Hills 36 24 71.2% ≈1
Newcastle-under-Lyme 93 65 52.2% ≈21
North Warwickshire 65 42 34.4% ≈5
Nuneaton and Bedworth 91 60 49.8% ≈8
Redditch 122 90 73.2% ≈16
Rugby 105 57 43.7% ≈7
Sandwell 430 304 72.2% ≈47
Shropshire 140 82 56.1% ≈10
Solihull 157 85 62.9% ≈21
South Staffordshire 56 25 35.0% ≈4
Stafford 126 75 58.0% ≈15
Stoke-on-Trent 203 135 47.6% ≈21
Stratford-on-Avon 106 76 65.4% ≈22
Tamworth 80 51 67.6% ≈9
Telford and Wrekin 144 94 77.0% ≈10
Walsall 238 167 64.5% ≈37
Warwick 122 72 47.4% ≈14
Wolverhampton 248 166 66.3% ≈29
Worcester 80 51 57.6% ≈13
Wychavon 129 81 58.0% ≈18
Wyre Forest 86 61 68.1% ≈11

* Calculated: below-B buildings on pre-June-2022 certificates expected to come back at B or better on re-assessment. Method.