What percentage of homes in North Bedfordshire are below EPC band C?

39.0% of rated homes in North Bedfordshire are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 11,849 of 30,390 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in North Bedfordshire need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

11,849 rated dwellings in North Bedfordshire sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does North Bedfordshire rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

North Bedfordshire ranks #523 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

North Bedfordshire

Name: The Home Index — North Bedfordshire
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E14001384vintage 2026-Q2#523 by retrofit gap

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

In North Bedfordshire, 11,849 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #523 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2055

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

Retrofit gap

39.0%

of 30,390 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

11,849

League rank

#523

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£105.5m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for North Bedfordshire, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of North Bedfordshire's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 39.0%. 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

£3.1bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£375k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£3,876/m²

median, from matched sales.

52.8% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£3,876/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£3.1bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

-1.7%

Below-C transaction rate

1.22×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

57.1% (based on 76.2% tenure coverage)

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The Home Index (2026-Q2): North Bedfordshire has a retrofit gap of 39.0% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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