Constituency diagnosis
Birkenhead
Constituency figures use the 2024 Westminster; comparisons are only valid within one boundary vintage.
In Birkenhead, 19,175 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #134 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.
Direction of travel
On current pace, reaches band C by 2052
Projection from the 15-year rated-stock trend; not a forecast.
Retrofit gap
54.7%
of 35,086 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.
EPC Open Data · Open Government Licence · free to cite with attribution.
Homes below band C
19,175
League rank
#134
1 = widest gap.
Cost to reach band C
Is the gap closing?
The latest position for Birkenhead, set against the recent direction of travel.
Fig.1Retrofit gap over time
Stock · year-endShare of Birkenhead's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 54.7%. Tracks every home by its latest certificate. EPC register.
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
£1.7bn
estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.
Median sale price
£156k
typical matched sale here.
Matched sale £/m²
£1,861/m²
median, from matched sales.
Spread vs cost
1.43×
observed C+ price/m² spread ÷ modelled cost-to-C.
39.1% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.
- £1,861/m²
- £1.7bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation
- +7.7%
- 0.90×
Matched sale £/m²
Matched-sale exposure
C+ price/m² spread
Below-C transaction rate
Private rented sector
The rented-stock cut
61.4% (based on 92.8% tenure coverage)
Make it specific
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Citation
The Home Index (2026-Q2): Birkenhead has a retrofit gap of 54.7% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).
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