What percentage of homes in Wells and Mendip Hills are below EPC band C?

51.6% of rated homes in Wells and Mendip Hills are below EPC band C (as of 2026-Q2) — 13,793 of 26,716 rated dwellings. Source: The Home Index, from EPC Open Data under the Open Government Licence.

How many homes in Wells and Mendip Hills need upgrading to reach EPC band C?

13,793 rated dwellings in Wells and Mendip Hills sit below EPC band C and would need improvement to reach the band-C standard.

How does Wells and Mendip Hills rank for the EPC band C retrofit gap?

Wells and Mendip Hills ranks #239 for the widest retrofit gap among constituency areas in England and Wales.

Constituency diagnosis

Wells and Mendip Hills

Name: The Home Index — Wells and Mendip Hills
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E14001572vintage 2026-Q2#239 by retrofit gap

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

In Wells and Mendip Hills, 13,793 rated homes sit below EPC band C. That puts the area at #239 for the widest gap among constituency areas in England & Wales.

Direction of travel

On current pace, reaches band C by 2048

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

Retrofit gap

51.6%

of 26,716 rated domestic dwellings are below band C.

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

Homes below band C

13,793

League rank

#239

1 = widest gap.

Cost to reach band C

£130.9m(modelled estimate of the cost to reach band C)

Position and trajectory

Is the gap closing?

The latest position for Wells and Mendip Hills, set against the recent direction of travel.

Fig.1Retrofit gap over time

Stock · year-end

Share of Wells and Mendip Hills's rated dwellings below band C at each year-end, ending at its headline 51.6%. 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

£4.3bn

estimate for below-C stock; not a valuation.

Median sale price

£385k

typical matched sale here.

Matched sale £/m²

£3,595/m²

median, from matched sales.

59.2% coverageMatched-sale estimate from recent HM Land Registry sales. Not a valuation. Methodology.

Matched sale £/m²

£3,595/m²

Matched-sale exposure

£4.3bnmatched-sale estimate of below-C rated stock value; not a valuation

C+ price/m² spread

-1.3%

Below-C transaction rate

1.43×

Private rented sector

The rented-stock cut

62.7% (based on 81.0% tenure coverage)

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The Home Index (2026-Q2): Wells and Mendip Hills has a retrofit gap of 51.6% — the share of rated homes below EPC band C. Source: EPC Open Data (Open Government Licence).

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