EPC ratings map of Cherwell

EPC bands in Cherwell

1. Band A973 (2%)
2. Band B12,423 (23%)
3. Band C19,076 (35%)
4. Band D15,604 (29%)
5. Band E5,216 (10%)
6. Band F1,170 (2%)
7. Band G277 (1%)

54,739 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 41% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Cherwell

• 9,764homes last certified as private lets
• 46%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 2%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 15%with a certificate more than ten years old

Cherwell ranks 283 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 Cherwell homes rated D or below, 86% 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. Cherwell 001E, mostly in Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton ward: 88% of 349 homes
2. Cherwell 001C, mostly in Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton ward: 88% of 290 homes
3. Cherwell 011E, mostly in Fringford and Heyfords ward: 85% of 320 homes
4. Cherwell 016E, mostly in Launton and Otmoor ward: 84% of 324 homes
5. Cherwell 001A, mostly in Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton ward: 83% of 356 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. Cherwell 016H, mostly in Bicester South and Ambrosden ward: 0% of 647 homes
2. Cherwell 008E, mostly in Banbury Calthorpe and Easington ward: 0% of 696 homes
3. Cherwell 016G, mostly in Bicester South and Ambrosden ward: <1% of 1,146 homes
4. Cherwell 010F, mostly in Fringford and Heyfords ward: 4% of 933 homes
5. Cherwell 001F, mostly in Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton ward: 4% of 1,440 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 Cherwell

More council EPC maps

• Central Bedfordshire
• Charnwood
• Chelmsford
• Cheltenham
• Cheshire East
• Cheshire West and Chester
• Chesterfield
• Chichester
• 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.