EPC Momentum Index · September 2026

87,278 homes got a C or better in September

Every month we count new energy certificates for existing homes on the public register, council by council, to show where homes are reaching the 2030 standard.

87,278
existing homes got a new EPC rated C or better in September 2026: +13% on the month before; 63%
of existing homes assessed that month came out at C or better: 46%
of EPCs from the last 10 years are still below C: 318
councils in England and Wales

Sep 2026

Per 1,000 EPCs on recordLowHigh Too few certificates

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September 2026

Manchester

2,341

new EPCs at C or better (ranked relative to council size) · 6th of 318

New EPCs at C or better: 2,341
Share at C or better: 74%
Still below C (10 years): 35%

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Leading councils in September

Per 1,000 EPCs on record

How we count

New EPCs for existing homes lodged each month, and how many were rated C or better. New builds are left out.
These are new certificates, not upgrades: a home already at C that's being sold or re-let also counts. Tracking homes that moved up to C needs before and after for the same home; that's coming next.
"Still below C" uses all EPCs lodged in the last 10 years, the ones that can still be valid. The colours for new EPCs are per 1,000 certificates on record, so big and small councils compare fairly.
Councils with fewer than 30 new EPCs in a month show grey for the share.

Sources

Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0. Data to the end of September 2026, updated 9 October 2026.
Hex layout by Open Innovations (MIT licence).

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