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EPC ratings map of Bolton

Bolton has 92,075 homes with an energy performance certificate. 51% of them are rated D or below on their latest certificate, against 49% across England. Of the 16,422 homes last certified as private lets, 49% are rated D or below, short of the band C the government has announced for rented homes from 2030.

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Homes rated D or below
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Each shape is one small area (a 2021 Lower layer Super Output Area), shaded by the share of its homes whose latest certificate is band D or below. "Private lets" counts only homes whose latest certificate was lodged for a private let. Areas with fewer than 20 of them are left grey.

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EPC bands in Bolton

  1. Band A421 (<1%)
  2. Band B8,203 (9%)
  3. Band C36,923 (40%)
  4. Band D35,767 (39%)
  5. Band E8,979 (10%)
  6. Band F1,449 (2%)
  7. Band G333 (<1%)

92,075 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 51% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Bolton

  • 16,422homes last certified as private lets
  • 49%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
  • 1%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
  • 21%with a certificate more than ten years old

Bolton ranks 252 of 318 councils in England and Wales for the share of private lets rated D or below (1 is the highest share). See every council

Of the Bolton homes rated D or below, 91% have a potential rating of C or better on their certificate: the assessor's view of what the recommended improvements would achieve. It doesn't say what they would cost for any one home.

Neighbourhoods with the most homes rated D or below

  1. Bolton 030B, mostly in Hulton ward: 84% of 312 homes
  2. Bolton 006F, mostly in Bradshaw ward: 84% of 398 homes
  3. Bolton 012D, mostly in Smithills ward: 80% of 447 homes
  4. Bolton 029E, mostly in Farnworth North ward: 77% of 371 homes
  5. Bolton 003B, mostly in Astley Bridge ward: 76% of 412 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

  1. Bolton 016E, mostly in Queens Park & Central ward: 17% of 1,110 homes
  2. Bolton 016C, mostly in Queens Park & Central ward: 21% of 1,019 homes
  3. Bolton 007B, mostly in Horwich South & Blackrod ward: 23% of 1,191 homes
  4. Bolton 014A, mostly in Horwich South & Blackrod ward: 25% of 1,062 homes
  5. Bolton 016F, mostly in Queens Park & Central ward: 25% of 650 homes

How to read this map

  • An EPC rates a home from A (most efficient) to G. Each home counts once, by its latest certificate, however old. Homes that have never had a certificate aren't counted.
  • "Private let" means the latest certificate was lodged for a private letting. A home let since a sale certificate counts as not let, so the private-let count is a floor.
  • Below C is a position on today's certificates, not a verdict. The government has announced that privately rented homes must reach band C from 1 October 2030, subject to Parliament, and the standard is expected to use reformed EPC metrics, so a D today doesn't mean a home will fail.
  • A certificate lasts ten years. A home being let needs a valid one, so an expired certificate means a new assessment before the next let.

The announced EPC C 2030 policy, explained · MEES deadlines from 2026 to 2030 · Deprivation map of Bolton

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Sources

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EPC address data was used only to place homes in areas: MHCLG has published the address data with the consent of Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail Group Limited, and none of it is shown here. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.