EPC ratings map of County Durham

EPC bands in County Durham

1. Band A2,051 (1%)
2. Band B20,754 (11%)
3. Band C74,874 (40%)
4. Band D69,083 (37%)
5. Band E16,561 (9%)
6. Band F3,135 (2%)
7. Band G921 (<1%)

187,379 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 48% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in County Durham

• 27,559homes last certified as private lets
• 52%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 2%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 18%with a certificate more than ten years old

County Durham ranks 225 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 County Durham homes rated D or below, 92% 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. County Durham 042A, mostly in Weardale ward: 91% of 581 homes
2. County Durham 067G, mostly in Upper Teesdale ward: 89% of 442 homes
3. County Durham 067A, mostly in Upper Teesdale ward: 86% of 871 homes
4. County Durham 064A, mostly in Lower Teesdale ward: 84% of 575 homes
5. County Durham 064G, mostly in Evenwood ward: 84% of 715 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. County Durham 049F, mostly in Tudhoe ward: 1% of 615 homes
2. County Durham 014G, mostly in Delves Lane ward: 4% of 570 homes
3. County Durham 057G, mostly in West Auckland ward: 16% of 473 homes
4. County Durham 052F, mostly in Spennymoor ward: 16% of 796 homes
5. County Durham 057F, mostly in West Auckland ward: 17% of 688 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 County Durham

More council EPC maps

• City of London
• Colchester
• Cornwall
• Cotswold
• Coventry
• Crawley
• Croydon
• Cumberland
• 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.