Constituency diagnosis
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency figures use the 2024 Westminster; comparisons are only valid within one boundary vintage.
In Derbyshire Dales, 15,683 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #112 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.
Direction of travel
On current pace, reaches band C by 2057
Projection from the 15-year rated-stock trend; not a forecast.
Retrofit gap
55.7%
of 28,171 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.
EPC Open Data · Open Government Licence · free to cite with attribution.
Homes below band C
15,683
League rank
#112
1 = widest gap.
Cost to reach band C
Is the gap closing?
The latest position for Derbyshire Dales, set against the recent direction of travel.
Fig.1Retrofit gap over time
Stock · year-endShare of Derbyshire Dales's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 55.7%. 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
£4.5bn
estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.
Median sale price
£331k
typical matched sale here.
Matched sale £/m²
£3,209/m²
median, from matched sales.
59.8% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.
- £3,209/m²
- £4.5bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation
- -8.2%
- 1.83×
Matched sale £/m²
Matched-sale exposure
C+ price/m² spread
Below-C transaction rate
Private rented sector
The rented-stock cut
69.6% (based on 85.7% tenure coverage)
Make it specific
Area averages cannot tell you what one home needs.
Check a real address in Derbyshire Dales for its EPC, running costs, route to band C and available support. Landlords can then compare that home across a portfolio.
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Citation
The Home Index (2026-Q2): Derbyshire Dales has a retrofit gap of 55.7% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).
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