What percentage of homes in Bicester and Woodstock are below EPC band C?

39.4% of rated homes in Bicester and Woodstock are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 12,071 of 30,609 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in Bicester and Woodstock need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

12,071 rated dwellings in Bicester and Woodstock sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does Bicester and Woodstock rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

Bicester and Woodstock ranks #517 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

Bicester and Woodstock

Name: The Home Index — Bicester and Woodstock
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E14001090vintage 2026-Q2#517 by retrofit gap

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

In Bicester and Woodstock, 12,071 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #517 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2046

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

Retrofit gap

39.4%

of 30,609 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

12,071

League rank

#517

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£105.6m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for Bicester and Woodstock, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of Bicester and Woodstock's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 39.4%. 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

£3.4bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£406k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£4,308/m²

median, from matched sales.

50.5% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£4,308/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£3.4bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

-5.3%

Below-C transaction rate

1.53×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

46.7% (based on 79.5% tenure coverage)

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The Home Index (2026-Q2): Bicester and Woodstock has a retrofit gap of 39.4% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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