EPC Rankings by Parliamentary Constituency

60.8% of homes in Cambridge fail the 2030 EPC minimum. Is your MP's patch doing any better? Original analysis of 121,724 properties across 25 constituencies.

121,724 properties analysed25 constituencies370,249.2 tonnes CO2/year

60.8%

Worst: Cambridge

below EPC C minimum

19.7%

Best: Brent Central

below EPC C minimum

38.6%

National Average

across all constituencies

370k

Tonnes CO2/Year

across all 25 areas

The 2030 EPC C deadline is closing in

In Cambridge, 60.8% of homes in our sample currently fail the proposed 2030 EPC C minimum standard. That is 41.1 percentage points worse than the best-performing constituency in this analysis (Brent Central at 19.7%). Across all 25 constituencies, 38.6% of properties need upgrades before 2030.

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Full Constituency Rankings

# ↑	Constituency	Below C % ^	Avg SAP ^	CO2/sqm ^	Solid Wall ^	Private Rental ^
1	Cambridge East of England	60.8%	65.1	43.13 kg	20.6%	18.5%
2	Manchester Gorton North West	56.8%	65.5	45.51 kg	13.8%	15.6%
3	Nottingham East East Midlands	52.6%	66.3	44.47 kg	17.6%	12.1%
4	Liverpool Walton North West	49.8%	66.8	41.11 kg	26.6%	11.4%
5	Camberwell and Peckham London	47.2%	68	43.9 kg	38.9%	18.2%
6	Lancaster and Fleetwood North West	44.1%	67.9	40.63 kg	21.6%	17.6%
7	Bristol East South West	41.9%	69.8	39.84 kg	9.9%	13.4%
8	Chester North West	41%	68.8	38.7 kg	15.9%	27.3%
9	Middlesbrough North East	40.8%	69.7	36.51 kg	28.6%	20.6%
10	Bradford West Yorkshire	40.7%	68.5	41.72 kg	1.8%	20%
11	Norwich South East of England	38.6%	69.1	37.86 kg	15.8%	14.1%
12	Bristol West South West	38.2%	70.2	35.68 kg	22.3%	37.4%
13	Leeds Central Yorkshire	38.1%	69.6	31.98 kg	32.2%	17.9%
14	Blackpool South North West	37.1%	69.9	38.98 kg	9.4%	24.4%
15	Birmingham Ladywood West Midlands	37%	71	30.63 kg	3.1%	8.7%
16	Durham North North East	34.7%	70.9	32.89 kg	2.5%	12.7%
17	Westminster London	33.8%	70	37.45 kg	62.2%	34.1%
18	Manchester Central North West	33.2%	69.8	32.82 kg	22.2%	27.9%
19	Sheffield Central Yorkshire	32.9%	71.4	35.24 kg	49.9%	38.5%
20	Hackney North London	32.6%	71.6	33.75 kg	51.8%	19.5%
21	Leeds West Yorkshire	31.1%	71.1	36.53 kg	7%	25.7%
22	Brighton Pavilion South East	30.2%	71.1	34.12 kg	53.1%	38.7%
23	Kensington London	27.9%	71.3	41.19 kg	21.9%	31.6%
24	Holborn and St Pancras London	22.8%	73.7	29.8 kg	39.2%	33.2%
25	Brent Central London	19.7%	74.8	28.99 kg	26.1%	34.9%

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The Compliance Gap

The gap between the best and worst performing constituencies reveals a stark postcode lottery. Homes in the worst areas face upgrade costs, carbon emissions and energy bills far exceeding those in the best.

5 Worst Constituencies

Cambridge60.8%

3,042 properties below C

Manchester Gorton56.8%

2,838 properties below C

Nottingham East52.6%

2,630 properties below C

Liverpool Walton49.8%

2,489 properties below C

Camberwell and Peckham47.2%

2,362 properties below C

5 Best Constituencies

Brent Central19.7%

987 properties below C

Holborn and St Pancras22.8%

1,140 properties below C

Kensington27.9%

1,397 properties below C

Brighton Pavilion30.2%

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East of England

Rank #1

Cambridge

60.8%

of homes fail EPC C minimum

SAP Score

65.1

CO2/yr

17.5kt

Private Rental

18.5%

EPCGuide.co.uk - 2026 Data

Yorkshire

Rank #13

Leeds Central

38.1%

of homes fail EPC C minimum

SAP Score

69.6

CO2/yr

11.3kt

Private Rental

17.9%

EPCGuide.co.uk - 2026 Data

London

Rank #25

Brent Central

19.7%

of homes fail EPC C minimum

SAP Score

74.8

CO2/yr

9.2kt

Private Rental

34.9%

EPCGuide.co.uk - 2026 Data

Related Local Guides and Resources

-Manchester EPC Guide for Landlords -Birmingham EPC Compliance -Leeds Landlord EPC Guide -Liverpool EPC Compliance -Bristol EPC Guide -Sheffield Landlord EPC Guide -Hackney EPC Guide -Nottingham EPC Compliance -ECO4 Grants for Landlords -E to C Upgrade Cost Guide -Victorian Property EPC Guide -EPC City Compliance Research

Methodology and Data Notes

Data sourced from the official UK Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) register via the Open Data Communities API, operated by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This analysis covers up to 5,000 of the most recently lodged certificates per constituency, filtered by Parliamentary constituency code.

Below-C definition: Properties rated D, E, F, or G. Under the proposed 2030 MEES regulations, private rented properties will require a minimum EPC C rating. Properties below this threshold will be unlawful to let without a valid exemption.

Solid wall: Properties where the walls description contains "solid" but not "insulated" or "filled cavity". These properties typically require external or internal wall insulation to reach EPC C.

Private rental: Properties where tenure is recorded as "Rented (private)" at time of EPC assessment. Note: many EPCs are commissioned for sales, so this figure reflects the assessed sample composition.

SAP score: Standard Assessment Procedure score (1 to 100). Higher is better. Ratings: A=92+, B=81-91, C=69-80, D=55-68, E=39-54, F=21-38, G=1-20.

Coverage: This analysis covers 25 Parliamentary constituencies selected to represent a diverse mix of urban and rural areas, regions, and socioeconomic profiles. It is not a nationally representative sample. Data current as of March 2026.