Constituency diagnosis

Stoke-on-Trent North

E14001521vintage 2026-Q2#119 by retrofit gap

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

In Stoke-on-Trent North, 15,961 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #119 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2052

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

Retrofit gap

55.3%

of 28,844 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

15,961

League rank

#119

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£129.8m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)
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Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for Stoke-on-Trent North, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end
Stoke-on-Trent North retrofit gap by year

Share of Stoke-on-Trent North's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 55.3%. Tracks every home by its latest certificate. EPC register.

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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

£1.1bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£143k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£1,836/m²

median, from matched sales.

Spread vs cost

3.16×

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

42.5% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£1,836/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£1.1bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

+17.9%

Below-C transaction rate

0.91×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

59.9% (based on 90.1% tenure coverage)

Make it specific

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Citation

The Home Index (2026-Q2): Stoke-on-Trent North has a retrofit gap of 55.3% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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