EPC ratings map of South Hams

EPC bands in South Hams

1. Band A758 (2%)
2. Band B5,724 (16%)
3. Band C9,262 (25%)
4. Band D11,385 (31%)
5. Band E6,331 (17%)
6. Band F2,319 (6%)
7. Band G749 (2%)

36,528 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 57% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in South Hams

• 5,256homes last certified as private lets
• 69%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 7%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 25%with a certificate more than ten years old

South Hams ranks 18 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 South Hams homes rated D or below, 81% 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. South Hams 004A, mostly in Dartmouth & East Dart ward: 91% of 656 homes
2. South Hams 002A, mostly in Bickleigh & Cornwood ward: 89% of 355 homes
3. South Hams 011C, mostly in Stokenham ward: 81% of 945 homes
4. South Hams 002B, mostly in South Brent ward: 81% of 761 homes
5. South Hams 011A, mostly in Allington & Strete ward: 79% of 796 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. South Hams 009D, mostly in Wembury & Brixton ward: 12% of 2,303 homes
2. South Hams 005G, mostly in Ivybridge West ward: 32% of 548 homes
3. South Hams 007D, mostly in Dartmouth & East Dart ward: 33% of 318 homes
4. South Hams 002C, mostly in Ermington & Ugborough ward: 34% of 1,220 homes
5. South Hams 001C, mostly in Woolwell ward: 36% of 378 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 South Hams

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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.