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EPC ratings map of Sandwell

Sandwell has 100,792 homes with an energy performance certificate. 54% of them are rated D or below on their latest certificate, against 49% across England. Of the 16,076 homes last certified as private lets, 61% 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 Sandwell

  1. Band A352 (<1%)
  2. Band B7,756 (8%)
  3. Band C37,861 (38%)
  4. Band D41,638 (41%)
  5. Band E11,162 (11%)
  6. Band F1,582 (2%)
  7. Band G441 (<1%)

100,792 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 54% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in Sandwell

  • 16,076homes last certified as private lets
  • 61%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
  • 1%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
  • 19%with a certificate more than ten years old

Sandwell ranks 86 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 Sandwell homes rated D or below, 91% 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. Sandwell 023C, mostly in St Pauls ward: 90% of 373 homes
  2. Sandwell 034C, mostly in Abbey ward: 90% of 454 homes
  3. Sandwell 028B, mostly in Smethwick ward: 88% of 521 homes
  4. Sandwell 034B, mostly in Abbey ward: 87% of 350 homes
  5. Sandwell 003C, mostly in Friar Park ward: 87% of 339 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

  1. Sandwell 040B, mostly in Soho and Victoria ward: 16% of 405 homes
  2. Sandwell 013A, mostly in Wednesbury South ward: 24% of 641 homes
  3. Sandwell 035B, mostly in Cradley Heath and Old Hill ward: 26% of 826 homes
  4. Sandwell 027B, mostly in Langley ward: 26% of 869 homes
  5. Sandwell 020A, mostly in Greets Green and Lyng ward: 26% of 939 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 Sandwell

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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.