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EPC ratings map of Reading

Reading has 58,070 homes with an energy performance certificate. 47% of them are rated D or below on their latest certificate, against 49% across England. Of the 16,933 homes last certified as private lets, 52% 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 Reading

  1. Band A323 (1%)
  2. Band B8,719 (15%)
  3. Band C21,693 (37%)
  4. Band D20,953 (36%)
  5. Band E5,576 (10%)
  6. Band F642 (1%)
  7. Band G164 (<1%)

58,070 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 47% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Reading

  • 16,933homes last certified as private lets
  • 52%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
  • 1%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
  • 13%with a certificate more than ten years old

Reading ranks 219 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 Reading 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. Reading 010D, mostly in Park ward: 81% of 498 homes
  2. Reading 012E, mostly in Redlands ward: 79% of 499 homes
  3. Reading 012A, mostly in Park ward: 79% of 456 homes
  4. Reading 003E, mostly in Caversham ward: 78% of 374 homes
  5. Reading 007E, mostly in Battle ward: 76% of 650 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

  1. Reading 017H, mostly in Whitley ward: 1% of 1,660 homes
  2. Reading 017I, mostly in Whitley ward: 2% of 761 homes
  3. Reading 019A, mostly in Thames ward: 10% of 1,536 homes
  4. Reading 010G, mostly in Thames ward: 14% of 918 homes
  5. Reading 019B, mostly in Abbey ward: 14% of 2,284 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 Reading

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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.