What percentage of homes in South Devon are below EPC band C?

60.6% of rated homes in South Devon are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 19,865 of 32,759 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in South Devon need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

19,865 rated dwellings in South Devon sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does South Devon rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

South Devon ranks #41 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

South Devon

Name: The Home Index — South Devon
Creator: The Home Index
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E14001484vintage 2026-Q2#41 by retrofit gap

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

In South Devon, 19,865 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #41 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2072

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

Retrofit gap

60.6%

of 32,759 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

19,865

League rank

#41

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£197.2m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for South Devon, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of South Devon's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 60.6%. 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

£6.2bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£373k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£3,789/m²

median, from matched sales.

57.1% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£3,789/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£6.2bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

-4.3%

Below-C transaction rate

1.41×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

69.5% (based on 85.2% tenure coverage)

Make it specific

Area averages cannot tell you what one home needs.

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The Home Index (2026-Q2): South Devon has a retrofit gap of 60.6% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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