North West

MEES 2031 exposure in Bury

75 of the 104 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in Bury with an EPC are rated C to E: 2.7m sq ft (247,574 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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Bury in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 2.7m sq ft247,574 m² in 75 buildings
Rated F or G: 4 buildings129k sq ft (11,962 m²), below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 25 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 76%Of 104 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

Bury has the 128th most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the 25th most of 35 in the North West.

EPC rating mix

Share of buildings over 1,000 m², by latest EPC rating

Bury104 buildings
24%
72%
North West5,313 buildings
28%
69%
England and Wales38,148 buildings
30%
67%

A+–BAt B or better alreadyC–EMeets today's E minimum, short of BF–GBelow today's E minimum

Latest certificate per building from the government's EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026. Industrial and warehouse uses (B2 and B8), floor area over 1,000 m² as declared on the EPC; 1 m² is 10.7639 sq ft. How we count it

What stands out in Bury

Compared with the other 34 local authorities in the North West and with England and Wales, from the same EPC register snapshot.

Most of its floorspace rated C to E, 52% or 1.4m sq ft (128,243 m²), is in 63 buildings of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
Unusually, its smaller buildings do better: 25% of those of 1,000 to 5,000 m² are rated B or better, against 20% of the 5 over 10,000 m².
48 of its 79 buildings rated C to G (61%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 27 have already lapsed.
13 of its 39 C-rated buildings (33%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 479k sq ft (44,514 m²) of floorspace. Across England and Wales it's 37%.
Its storage and distribution buildings are likelier to meet B (34%) than its general industrial ones (11%).
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 15 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 11 for a marketed sale, 26 in all: the 14th fewest of 35 local authorities in the North West.
Two recommendations are joint most common on its certificates rated C to G, each on 57 of 79 buildings: “Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit” (EPC-L5) and “Consider installing solar water heating” (EPC-R3).

Every rating, A+ to G

Bury's 104 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, beside the North West and the whole of England and Wales.

By latest EPC rating

Share is of buildings over 1,000 m² in each area.

Bury: industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, with the share in each band and North West's and England and Wales's
Rating	Buildings	Floor area	Share	North West	England and Wales
A+	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	1%	2%
A	7	220k sq ft20,460 m²	7%	9%	10%
B	18	675k sq ft62,712 m²	17%	18%	19%
C	39	1.4m sq ft133,990 m²	38%	37%	36%
D	30	1.0m sq ft95,331 m²	29%	22%	22%
E	6	196k sq ft18,253 m²	6%	10%	9%
F	2	22k sq ft2,031 m²	2%	1%	1%
G	2	107k sq ft9,931 m²	2%	2%	2%

Within 10 points of B

Rated C with an asset rating of 51 to 60. Band B ends at 50.

13 buildings

Of 39 rated C (33%), with 479k sq ft (44,514 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

Bury: industrial and warehouse buildings by floor area
Floor area	Buildings	Rated B or better	C to E floor area
Over 1,000 to 5,000 m²	88	25%22 of 88	1.4m sq ft128,243 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	11	18%2 of 11	623k sq ft57,848 m²
Over 10,000 m²	5	20%1 of 5	662k sq ft61,483 m²

Certificates and lettings

An EPC lasts 10 years, and a valid one is needed to let or sell. We estimate expiry as the lodgement date plus 10 years.

When the certificates lapse

Buildings over 1,000 m², by when their latest EPC lapses, at 30 Sep 2026.

Bury: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	27	27	1.1m sq ft102,201 m²
Rest of 2026	0	0	0 sq ft0 m²
In 2027	6	6	179k sq ft16,641 m²
In 2028	5	4	115k sq ft10,695 m²
In 2029	10	7	413k sq ft38,346 m²
In 2030	8	4	84k sq ft7,837 m²
2031 or later	48	31	902k sq ft83,816 m²

New EPCs in the last year

Industrial and warehouse buildings of any size whose latest EPC was lodged in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, by the reason on the certificate.

To let: 15buildings
Marketed sale: 11buildings
New build: 0buildings
Other reasons: 4buildings

30 in all: 50% to let, against 56% across England and Wales. How the daily feed works

Uses, heating and recommendations

What the buildings are used for, how they're heated, and what assessors recommended on the certificates of those rated C to G.

By use

Use from the EPC's property type.

Bury: buildings over 1,000 m² by use, from the EPC's property type
Use	Buildings	B or better	C to E	F or G	C to E floor area
Storage and distribution (B8)	58	20	37	1	1.4m sq ft130,554 m²
General industrial (B2)	46	5	38	3	1.3m sq ft117,020 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

Bury: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Natural gas	59	57%	53%
Grid supplied electricity	37	36%	37%
Oil	3	3%	4%
Other	3	3%	4%
LPG	2	2%	1%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 79 buildings rated C to G, in the register's wording. A recommendation is the assessor's, not a requirement.

01
Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit.
EPC-L5. On 57 of 79 buildings (72%)
02
Consider installing solar water heating.
EPC-R3. On 57 of 79 buildings (72%)
03
Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s).
EPC-R2. On 56 of 79 buildings (71%)
04
Introduce HF (high frequency) ballasts for fluorescent tubes: Reduced number of fittings required.
EPC-L7. On 47 of 79 buildings (59%)
05
Some windows have high U-values - consider installing secondary glazing.
EPC-E5. On 45 of 79 buildings (57%)

How Bury compares

Bury has 0.3% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 76% of its buildings over 1,000 m² are below B, against 72% across the North West and 70% nationally.

Against the region and the country

Bury against the North West and England and Wales: industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m²
Area	Over 1,000 m²	Rated C to E	C to E floor area	Rated F or G	Share below B
Bury	104	75	2.7m sq ft247,574 m²	4	76%
North West	5,313	3,674	160.1m sq ft14,878,125 m²	163	72%
England and Wales	38,148	25,619	1.01bn sq ft94,020,657 m²	1,037	70%

Nearby in the North West ranking

Local authorities ranked next to Bury in the North West by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
23	Pendle	2.9m sq ft266,675 m²
24	Westmorland and Furness	2.9m sq ft265,847 m²
25	Bury	2.7m sq ft247,574 m²
26	Preston	2.5m sq ft231,273 m²
27	Blackpool	2.2m sq ft208,040 m²

North West in detail All 316 local authorities

What the 2031 proposal means

In June 2026 the government said it intends that privately rented non-domestic buildings over 1,000 m² reach EPC B from 2031, where cost effective. It needs secondary legislation, so for now it's a proposal, not law. What the proposal means

C to E: fine today, short of B
Bury has 75 buildings over 1,000 m² rated C to E. They meet today's E minimum, but would fall short of B if the proposal becomes law while they're let.
F or G: below the minimum already
4 buildings in Bury are rated F or G. If let, they already need an improvement or a registered exemption under today's rules.
Where cost effective, and only when let
The 7-year payback test and the exemptions remain. Owner-occupied buildings are counted too, as an EPC can't say whether a building is let. Local weights and measures authorities enforce the rules. MEES in plain English
Ratings change at renewal
48 of Bury's buildings rated C to G have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031. Each needs a new certificate before it's let or sold, and the new rating may differ.

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