What percentage of homes in Battersea are below EPC band C?

32.3% of rated homes in Battersea are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 15,409 of 47,666 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in Battersea need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

15,409 rated dwellings in Battersea sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does Battersea rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

Battersea ranks #559 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

Battersea

Name: The Home Index — Battersea
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E14001081vintage 2026-Q2#559 by retrofit gap

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

In Battersea, 15,409 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #559 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2042

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

Retrofit gap

32.3%

of 47,666 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

15,409

League rank

#559

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£121.9m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for Battersea, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of Battersea's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 32.3%. 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

£6.1bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£784k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£10,345/m²

median, from matched sales.

Spread vs cost

13.08×

observed C+ price/m² spread ÷ modelled cost-to-C.

39.7% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£10,345/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£6.1bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

+13.2%

Below-C transaction rate

1.37×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

41.2% (based on 75.2% tenure coverage)

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The Home Index (2026-Q2): Battersea has a retrofit gap of 32.3% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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