What percentage of homes in Faversham and Mid Kent are below EPC band C?

43.6% of rated homes in Faversham and Mid Kent are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 13,097 of 30,023 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in Faversham and Mid Kent need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

13,097 rated dwellings in Faversham and Mid Kent sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does Faversham and Mid Kent rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

Faversham and Mid Kent ranks #469 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

Faversham and Mid Kent

Name: The Home Index — Faversham and Mid Kent
Creator: The Home Index
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E14001235vintage 2026-Q2#469 by retrofit gap

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

In Faversham and Mid Kent, 13,097 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #469 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2044

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

Retrofit gap

43.6%

of 30,023 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

13,097

League rank

#469

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£113.5m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for Faversham and Mid Kent, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of Faversham and Mid Kent's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 43.6%. 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

£3.3bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£384k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£4,166/m²

median, from matched sales.

47.2% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£4,166/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£3.3bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

-1.1%

Below-C transaction rate

1.08×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

58.9% (based on 79.2% tenure coverage)

Make it specific

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The Home Index (2026-Q2): Faversham and Mid Kent has a retrofit gap of 43.6% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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