EPC ratings map of West Berkshire

EPC bands in West Berkshire

1. Band A319 (1%)
2. Band B6,170 (12%)
3. Band C18,888 (36%)
4. Band D18,114 (35%)
5. Band E6,546 (13%)
6. Band F1,473 (3%)
7. Band G317 (1%)

51,827 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 51% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in West Berkshire

• 8,965homes last certified as private lets
• 56%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 3%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 19%with a certificate more than ten years old

West Berkshire ranks 157 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 West Berkshire homes rated D or below, 84% 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. West Berkshire 001C, mostly in Downlands ward: 84% of 437 homes
2. West Berkshire 002A, mostly in Downlands ward: 83% of 453 homes
3. West Berkshire 018D, mostly in Newbury Speen ward: 82% of 414 homes
4. West Berkshire 018A, mostly in Hungerford & Kintbury ward: 82% of 485 homes
5. West Berkshire 007E, mostly in Ridgeway ward: 81% of 487 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. West Berkshire 019G, mostly in Newbury Greenham ward: 10% of 1,124 homes
2. West Berkshire 019F, mostly in Newbury Greenham ward: 15% of 530 homes
3. West Berkshire 019I, mostly in Newbury Central ward: 19% of 931 homes
4. West Berkshire 020B, mostly in Newbury Greenham ward: 21% of 692 homes
5. West Berkshire 019E, mostly in Newbury Greenham ward: 22% of 507 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 West Berkshire

More council EPC maps

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• Waverley
• Wealden
• Welwyn Hatfield
• West Devon
• West Lancashire
• West Lindsey
• West Northamptonshire
• All councils in England and Wales

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.