EPC ratings map of Northumberland

EPC bands in Northumberland

1. Band A1,456 (1%)
2. Band B16,055 (14%)
3. Band C43,750 (37%)
4. Band D38,357 (32%)
5. Band E13,918 (12%)
6. Band F3,907 (3%)
7. Band G1,186 (1%)

118,629 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 48% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Northumberland

• 15,133homes last certified as private lets
• 62%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 7%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 27%with a certificate more than ten years old

Northumberland ranks 77 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 Northumberland 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. Northumberland 037E, mostly in Haltwhistle ward: 91% of 395 homes
2. Northumberland 040A, mostly in South Tynedale ward: 88% of 443 homes
3. Northumberland 037A, mostly in Haydon & Hadrian ward: 87% of 689 homes
4. Northumberland 040F, mostly in Humshaugh ward: 86% of 368 homes
5. Northumberland 036A, mostly in Stocksfield & Bywell ward: 85% of 446 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. Northumberland 025G, mostly in Bebside & Kitty Brewster ward: 1% of 744 homes
2. Northumberland 013E, mostly in Seaton with Spital ward: 10% of 1,504 homes
3. Northumberland 023G, mostly in South Blyth ward: 10% of 690 homes
4. Northumberland 029D, mostly in Cramlington South West ward: 13% of 1,700 homes
5. Northumberland 025B, mostly in Newsham ward: 13% of 1,027 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 Northumberland

More council EPC maps

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• North West Leicestershire
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• Nottingham
• Nuneaton and Bedworth
• Oadby and Wigston
• 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.