The Spring’s MoveSmart platform, based on information from Propalt It has identified the regions where energy performance certification (EPC) rating are the lowest.
Homes that were rented out located in Cleethorpes (Lincolnshire), Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria), Westcliff-on-Sea (Essex), Grimsby (Lincolnshire) and Accrington (Lancashire) are among the lowest rating within the UK. Of the 683 homes owned by landlords in Cleethorpes 80 percent have D-G rating while In Barrow-in-Furness 1,067 (79 percent) rental properties have lowest rating. 72% of Westcliff-on-Sea and Grimsby rentals have D-G ratings. The figure for Accrington is 71% and that means it is costly for landlords in order to improve their homes to the standards required.
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In a time where energy costs are skyrocketing and tenants are suffering from the burden of living The Government has issued a warning to landlords across England as well as Wales in 2025 that, all rentals will require the EPC rating that is ‘C’ or greater. A EPC rating will provide specific information on the properties’ energy efficiency as well as the carbon dioxide emission. When a house is constructed and sold, or rented out or rented out in England and Wales property developers and homeowners are required to obtain an EPC rating report completed by an certified assessor. But, research shows that just 53% of UK properties are registered with an EPC as well as 58% of the properties with an approved EPC are classified in the D-G category, which implies that they are more costly to maintain and aren’t so green.
Research by Habito estimates that it will cost as high as £6,000 to improve one-bedroom properties from rating D-C. The cost can go up for bigger homes. Therefore, for landlords that don’t have money to bring their home to the standards they require, selling the property to Spring might be the quickest option to sell. For landlords who are planning to move, Spring can offer up to 93% of homes’ worth which can be completed in just several weeks. A lot less than typical completion time in the UK, which Zoopla recently estimated to take up to five and half months, on average.
Cormac Henderson, the CEO of Spring said “A shocking amount of homes in the UK aren’t adequate in regards to energy performance and not just costing them a lot to run but also having a major adverse impact on our environment in a time where climate change is on the front burner of the world agenda. There is an upward trend in the percentage of homes in the north that have lower energy performance.”
“With many landlords already facing rising costs, many of which are passed onto tenants, they will have a decision to make as to whether the cost of upgrading their properties is worth it or consider exiting the market as many have suggested.”
Table of Results
The information used to create the lists of areas with the highest or least EPC Properties that are which are owned by landlords is built on areas with more than 500 landlord-owned properties.
Areas with the most landlord-owned properties with a D-G EPC rating:
| Town/Area | Number of D-G EPC Rating, landlord owned properties | Total number of landlord owned properties | % of D-G EPC Ratings owned by landlords |
| Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire | 544 | 683 | 80% |
| Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria | 1,067 | 1,351 | 79% |
| Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex | 945 | 1,314 | 72% |
| Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire | 1,333 | 1,857 | 72% |
| Accrington, Lancashire | 553 | 780 | 71% |
| Southend-on-Sea, Essex | 1,182 | 1,679 | 70% |
| Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire | 4,628 | 6,703 | 69% |
| Blackpool, Lancashire | 2,112 | 3,064 | 69% |
| Bootle, Merseyside | 763 | 1,136 | 67% |
| Darwen, Lancashire | 532 | 797 | 67% |
| Darlington, County Durham | 929 | 1,397 | 66% |
| Edmonton, North London | 1,417 | 2,165 | 65% |
| Halifax, West Yorkshire | 1,103 | 1,548 | 65% |
| Hove, East Sussex | 3,246 | 5,041 | 64% |
| Lytham St Annes, Lancashire | 981 | 1,525 | 64% |
Areas with the least landlord-owned properties with a D-G EPC rating:
| Town/Area | Number of D-G EPC Rating, landlord owned properties | Total number of landlord owned properties | % of D-G EPC Ratings owned by landlords |
| Wembley, North West London | 997 | 4811 | 23% |
| Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | 611 | 2588 | 24% |
| Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | 671 | 2838 | 24% |
| Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | 1051 | 3621 | 29% |
| Salford, Greater Manchester | 2129 | 6796 | 31% |
| Rochester, Kent | 1304 | 4055 | 32% |
| Telford, Shropshire | 875 | 2665 | 33% |
| Chelmsford, Essex | 839 | 2474 | 34% |
| Bromsgrove, Kent | 583 | 1714 | 34% |
| Harlow, Essex | 597 | 1738 | 34% |
| Hayes, West London | 589 | 1629 | 36% |
| Acton, West London | 1056 | 2765 | 38% |
| London (overall) | 64533 | 162122 | 40% |
| Poole, Dorset | 915 | 2278 | 40% |
| Colchester, Essex | 739 | 1839 | 40% |