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EPC ratings map of Gateshead

Gateshead has 66,469 homes with an energy performance certificate. 50% of them are rated D or below on their latest certificate, against 49% across England. Of the 10,363 homes last certified as private lets, 44% 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 Gateshead

  1. Band A183 (<1%)
  2. Band B5,393 (8%)
  3. Band C27,621 (42%)
  4. Band D27,097 (41%)
  5. Band E5,393 (8%)
  6. Band F653 (1%)
  7. Band G129 (<1%)

66,469 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 50% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Gateshead

  • 10,363homes last certified as private lets
  • 44%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
  • 1%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
  • 18%with a certificate more than ten years old

Gateshead ranks 299 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 Gateshead homes rated D or below, 88% 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. Gateshead 016E, mostly in Low Fell ward: 78% of 443 homes
  2. Gateshead 016D, mostly in Low Fell ward: 74% of 362 homes
  3. Gateshead 016B, mostly in Low Fell ward: 74% of 342 homes
  4. Gateshead 019D, mostly in Dunston Hill and Whickham East ward: 73% of 360 homes
  5. Gateshead 009C, mostly in Dunston Hill and Whickham East ward: 72% of 331 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

  1. Gateshead 007C, mostly in Dunston and Teams ward: 18% of 1,031 homes
  2. Gateshead 027C, mostly in Bridges ward: 20% of 831 homes
  3. Gateshead 027A, mostly in Bridges ward: 21% of 1,132 homes
  4. Gateshead 023C, mostly in Chowdene ward: 22% of 612 homes
  5. Gateshead 023A, mostly in Chowdene ward: 26% of 506 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 Gateshead

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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.