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EPC ratings map of Torfaen

Torfaen has 29,550 homes with an energy performance certificate. 46% of them are rated D or below on their latest certificate, against 55% across Wales. Of the 2,327 homes last certified as private lets, 59% 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 Torfaen

  1. Band A212 (1%)
  2. Band B3,739 (13%)
  3. Band C12,113 (41%)
  4. Band D10,458 (35%)
  5. Band E2,575 (9%)
  6. Band F368 (1%)
  7. Band G85 (<1%)

29,550 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 46% are rated D or below, against 55% across Wales.

Private lets in Torfaen

  • 2,327homes last certified as private lets
  • 59%of them rated D or below (62% across Wales)
  • 2%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
  • 22%with a certificate more than ten years old

Torfaen ranks 115 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 Torfaen 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. Torfaen 006A, mostly in Panteg ward: 78% of 283 homes
  2. Torfaen 006E, mostly in Panteg ward: 74% of 264 homes
  3. Torfaen 004C, mostly in Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood ward: 74% of 445 homes
  4. Torfaen 006B, mostly in Panteg ward: 73% of 476 homes
  5. Torfaen 004E, mostly in Pontypool Fawr ward: 71% of 369 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

  1. Torfaen 009C, mostly in Upper Cwmbran ward: 17% of 468 homes
  2. Torfaen 010D, mostly in St. Dials ward: 23% of 724 homes
  3. Torfaen 003C, mostly in Trevethin and Penygarn ward: 24% of 554 homes
  4. Torfaen 007B, mostly in Pontnewydd ward: 24% of 1,091 homes
  5. Torfaen 013B, mostly in Llantarnam ward: 27% of 955 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 Torfaen

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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.