What percentage of homes in Heywood and Middleton North are below EPC band C?

45.3% of rated homes in Heywood and Middleton North are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 13,892 of 30,637 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in Heywood and Middleton North need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

13,892 rated dwellings in Heywood and Middleton North sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does Heywood and Middleton North rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

Heywood and Middleton North ranks #427 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

Heywood and Middleton North

Name: The Home Index — Heywood and Middleton North
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E14001286vintage 2026-Q2#427 by retrofit gap

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

In Heywood and Middleton North, 13,892 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #427 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2042

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

Retrofit gap

45.3%

of 30,637 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

13,892

League rank

#427

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£112.8m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for Heywood and Middleton North, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of Heywood and Middleton North's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 45.3%. 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

£1.2bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£175k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£2,206/m²

median, from matched sales.

Spread vs cost

3.30×

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

40.3% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£2,206/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£1.2bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

+15.3%

Below-C transaction rate

0.71×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

52.5% (based on 88.2% tenure coverage)

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The Home Index (2026-Q2): Heywood and Middleton North has a retrofit gap of 45.3% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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