EPC ratings map of Forest of Dean

EPC bands in Forest of Dean

1. Band A414 (1%)
2. Band B4,678 (16%)
3. Band C7,456 (26%)
4. Band D8,749 (31%)
5. Band E4,893 (17%)
6. Band F1,673 (6%)
7. Band G489 (2%)

28,352 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 56% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Forest of Dean

• 3,272homes last certified as private lets
• 58%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 4%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 20%with a certificate more than ten years old

Forest of Dean ranks 138 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 Forest of Dean homes rated D or below, 83% 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. Forest of Dean 008E, mostly in Pillowell ward: 88% of 533 homes
2. Forest of Dean 006B, mostly in Lydbrook ward: 86% of 514 homes
3. Forest of Dean 003A, mostly in Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook ward: 85% of 464 homes
4. Forest of Dean 001E, mostly in Longhope & Huntley ward: 84% of 483 homes
5. Forest of Dean 009B, mostly in Lydney West & Aylburton ward: 82% of 505 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. Forest of Dean 009D, mostly in Lydney East ward: 21% of 1,129 homes
2. Forest of Dean 009C, mostly in Lydney East ward: 27% of 1,131 homes
3. Forest of Dean 002A, mostly in Newent & Taynton ward: 28% of 1,044 homes
4. Forest of Dean 007C, mostly in Coleford ward: 30% of 777 homes
5. Forest of Dean 004C, mostly in Cinderford West ward: 31% of 560 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 Forest of Dean

More council EPC maps

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• 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.