EPC ratings map of West Lancashire

EPC bands in West Lancashire

1. Band A256 (1%)
2. Band B5,121 (14%)
3. Band C13,274 (36%)
4. Band D13,058 (36%)
5. Band E3,654 (10%)
6. Band F936 (3%)
7. Band G287 (1%)

36,586 homes, each counted once by its latest certificate. 49% are rated D or below, against 49% across England.

Private lets in West Lancashire

• 3,148homes last certified as private lets
• 57%of them rated D or below (53% across England)
• 4%rated F or G, below today's minimum of E unless exempt
• 26%with a certificate more than ten years old

West Lancashire ranks 147 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 Lancashire 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. West Lancashire 003D, mostly in Rural West ward: 78% of 374 homes
2. West Lancashire 005B, mostly in Rural North East ward: 74% of 290 homes
3. West Lancashire 008C, mostly in Rural North East ward: 72% of 549 homes
4. West Lancashire 006B, mostly in Ormskirk East ward: 71% of 269 homes
5. West Lancashire 005D, mostly in Rural North East ward: 70% of 409 homes

Neighbourhoods with the fewest homes rated D or below

1. West Lancashire 009A, mostly in Skelmersdale North ward: 21% of 617 homes
2. West Lancashire 004E, mostly in Burscough Town ward: 24% of 1,061 homes
3. West Lancashire 006E, mostly in Ormskirk West ward: 27% of 818 homes
4. West Lancashire 009B, mostly in Skelmersdale North ward: 27% of 654 homes
5. West Lancashire 007A, mostly in Ormskirk East ward: 28% of 845 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 Lancashire

More council EPC maps

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• 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.