What percentage of homes in Blyth and Ashington are below EPC band C?

41.9% of rated homes in Blyth and Ashington are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 13,908 of 33,174 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in Blyth and Ashington need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

13,908 rated dwellings in Blyth and Ashington sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does Blyth and Ashington rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

Blyth and Ashington ranks #496 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

Blyth and Ashington

Name: The Home Index — Blyth and Ashington
Creator: The Home Index
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

E14001107vintage 2026-Q2#496 by retrofit gap

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

In Blyth and Ashington, 13,908 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #496 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2043

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

Retrofit gap

41.9%

of 33,174 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

13,908

League rank

#496

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£109.3m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for Blyth and Ashington, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of Blyth and Ashington's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 41.9%. 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

£799.3m

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£134k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£1,635/m²

median, from matched sales.

Spread vs cost

7.91×

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

44.8% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£1,635/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£799.3mmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

+46.3%

Below-C transaction rate

0.86×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

47.1% (based on 83.9% tenure coverage)

Make it specific

Area averages cannot tell you what one home needs.

Check a real address in Blyth and Ashington for its EPC, running costs, route to band C and available support. Landlords can then compare that home across a portfolio.

Check a home →Check a portfolio →

Prefer a general estimate? Model a home type in the cost calculator.

For local reporters: this is Blyth and Ashington's citable figure — copy the line below or embed the live widget, free to use with attribution.

Cite this figure / embed

Citation

The Home Index (2026-Q2): Blyth and Ashington has a retrofit gap of 41.9% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

Embed this figure

<iframe src="https://thehomeindex.org/embed/constituency/E14001107" width="320" height="200" style="border:0" title="The Home Index — Blyth and Ashington" loading="lazy"></iframe>

More constituencies

All parliamentary constituencies