What percentage of homes in Aldridge-Brownhills are below EPC band C?

58.8% of rated homes in Aldridge-Brownhills are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 13,728 of 23,346 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in Aldridge-Brownhills need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

13,728 rated dwellings in Aldridge-Brownhills sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does Aldridge-Brownhills rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

Aldridge-Brownhills ranks #59 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

Aldridge-Brownhills

Name: The Home Index — Aldridge-Brownhills
Creator: The Home Index
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E14001064vintage 2026-Q2#59 by retrofit gap

Constituency figures use the 2024 Westminster; comparisons are only valid within one boundary vintage.

In Aldridge-Brownhills, 13,728 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #59 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2067

Projection from the 15-year rated-stock trend; not a forecast.

Retrofit gap

58.8%

of 23,346 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

EPC Open Data · Open Government Licence · free to cite with attribution.

Homes below band C

13,728

League rank

#59

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£111.5m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for Aldridge-Brownhills, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of Aldridge-Brownhills's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 58.8%. Tracks every home by its latest certificate. EPC register.

Land Registry × EPC — matched-sale signals

What is at stake in the local market

We match HM Land Registry sales to EPC certificates: price per m², below-C matched-sale exposure, the observed C-or-above price/m² spread, and transaction-rate signals. Modelled estimates, shown with match coverage; not valuations. Methodology

Matched-sale exposure

£1.9bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£249k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£2,859/m²

median, from matched sales.

47.0% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£2,859/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£1.9bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

-3.4%

Below-C transaction rate

0.80×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

55.8% (based on 92.6% tenure coverage)

Make it specific

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The Home Index (2026-Q2): Aldridge-Brownhills has a retrofit gap of 58.8% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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