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EPC ratings map of Preston

Preston has 54,840 homes with an energy performance certificate. 45% of them are rated D or below on their latest certificate, against 49% across England. Of the 9,380 homes last certified as private lets, 54% 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 Preston

  1. Band A851 (2%)
  2. Band B9,388 (17%)
  3. Band C20,077 (37%)
  4. Band D18,351 (33%)
  5. Band E4,948 (9%)
  6. Band F931 (2%)
  7. Band G294 (1%)

54,840 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 45% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Preston

  • 9,380homes last certified as private lets
  • 54%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

Preston ranks 183 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 Preston homes rated D or below, 90% 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. Preston 015A, mostly in Deepdale ward: 80% of 439 homes
  2. Preston 011D, mostly in Deepdale ward: 80% of 588 homes
  3. Preston 011A, mostly in Deepdale ward: 80% of 393 homes
  4. Preston 006B, mostly in Greyfriars ward: 78% of 442 homes
  5. Preston 013A, mostly in Ashton ward: 77% of 425 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

  1. Preston 002F, mostly in Preston Rural North ward: 6% of 1,668 homes
  2. Preston 010B, mostly in Ingol & Cottam ward: 12% of 1,694 homes
  3. Preston 015B, mostly in Plungington ward: 13% of 1,271 homes
  4. Preston 002B, mostly in Preston Rural East ward: 20% of 1,801 homes
  5. Preston 007D, mostly in Brookfield ward: 21% of 557 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 Preston

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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.