EPC ratings map of North Hertfordshire

EPC bands in North Hertfordshire

1. Band A276 (1%)
2. Band B5,339 (12%)
3. Band C18,140 (41%)
4. Band D14,840 (34%)
5. Band E4,627 (10%)
6. Band F870 (2%)
7. Band G162 (<1%)

44,254 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 46% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in North Hertfordshire

• 7,418homes last certified as private lets
• 49%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 2%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 17%with a certificate more than ten years old

North Hertfordshire ranks 258 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 North Hertfordshire 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. North Hertfordshire 008C, mostly in Letchworth South West ward: 84% of 389 homes
2. North Hertfordshire 008D, mostly in Letchworth South East ward: 81% of 349 homes
3. North Hertfordshire 009D, mostly in Letchworth South West ward: 78% of 257 homes
4. North Hertfordshire 010C, mostly in Hitchin Bearton ward: 75% of 416 homes
5. North Hertfordshire 008E, mostly in Letchworth South West ward: 73% of 313 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. North Hertfordshire 017C, mostly in Great Ashby ward: 7% of 464 homes
2. North Hertfordshire 017A, mostly in Great Ashby ward: 16% of 499 homes
3. North Hertfordshire 017D, mostly in Great Ashby ward: 20% of 404 homes
4. North Hertfordshire 012C, mostly in Hitchin Oughton ward: 24% of 776 homes
5. North Hertfordshire 002B, mostly in Royston Heath ward: 25% of 913 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 North Hertfordshire

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.