EPC ratings map of Brighton and Hove

EPC bands in Brighton and Hove

1. Band A266 (<1%)
2. Band B8,176 (8%)
3. Band C41,344 (40%)
4. Band D39,879 (39%)
5. Band E11,975 (12%)
6. Band F1,379 (1%)
7. Band G356 (<1%)

103,375 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 52% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Brighton and Hove

• 30,061homes last certified as private lets
• 55%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 1%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 14%with a certificate more than ten years old

Brighton and Hove ranks 176 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 Brighton and Hove homes rated D or below, 85% 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. Brighton and Hove 005B, mostly in North Portslade ward: 84% of 334 homes
2. Brighton and Hove 010D, mostly in Hollingdean & Fiveways ward: 82% of 433 homes
3. Brighton and Hove 010C, mostly in Hollingdean & Fiveways ward: 77% of 342 homes
4. Brighton and Hove 017B, mostly in Woodingdean ward: 76% of 440 homes
5. Brighton and Hove 014A, mostly in Round Hill ward: 75% of 526 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. Brighton and Hove 025B, mostly in Whitehawk & Marina ward: 13% of 398 homes
2. Brighton and Hove 025E, mostly in Whitehawk & Marina ward: 13% of 603 homes
3. Brighton and Hove 008C, mostly in Hollingdean & Fiveways ward: 14% of 956 homes
4. Brighton and Hove 031C, mostly in Kemptown ward: 15% of 1,046 homes
5. Brighton and Hove 025C, mostly in Whitehawk & Marina ward: 18% of 410 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 Brighton and Hove

More council EPC maps

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• Brentwood
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• Broadland
• Bromley
• Bromsgrove
• All councils in England and Wales

Sources

• Energy Performance of Buildings Data: domestic certificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, certificates lodged to 13 October 2026
• Lower layer Super Output Area boundaries (December 2021) and ward and council lookupOffice for National Statistics
• National Statistics Postcode Lookup, to place each home in its areaOffice for National Statistics

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.