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MEES 2031 exposure in Kingston upon Thames

37 of the 62 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in Kingston upon Thames with an EPC are rated C to E: 740k sq ft (68,755 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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Kingston upon Thames in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 740k sq ft68,755 m² in 37 buildings
Rated F or G: 1 building14k sq ft (1,320 m²), below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 24 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 61%Of 62 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

Kingston upon Thames has the 273rd most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the 25th most of 32 in London.

EPC rating mix

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

Kingston upon Thames62 buildings
39%
60%
London2,964 buildings
35%
63%
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 Kingston upon Thames

Compared with the other 31 local authorities in London and with England and Wales, from the same EPC register snapshot.

Most of its floorspace rated C to E, 92% or 683k sq ft (63,449 m²), is in 36 buildings of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
25 of its 38 buildings rated C to G (66%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 10 have already lapsed.
8 of its 22 C-rated buildings (36%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 157k sq ft (14,626 m²) of floorspace. Across England and Wales it's 37%.
Storage and distribution (B8) makes up 74% of its buildings over 1,000 m², against 58% across England and Wales.
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 7 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 1 for a marketed sale, 8 in all: the 6th fewest of 32 local authorities in London.
The recommendation lodged most often on its certificates rated C to G is “Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit” (EPC-L5), on 22 of 38 buildings.

Every rating, A+ to G

Kingston upon Thames's 62 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, beside London and the whole of England and Wales.

By latest EPC rating

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

Kingston upon Thames: industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, with the share in each band and London's and England and Wales's
Rating	Buildings	Floor area	Share	London	England and Wales
A+	2	33k sq ft3,057 m²	3%	4%	2%
A	8	291k sq ft27,072 m²	13%	11%	10%
B	14	433k sq ft40,245 m²	23%	21%	19%
C	22	409k sq ft37,983 m²	35%	35%	36%
D	13	305k sq ft28,312 m²	21%	21%	22%
E	2	26k sq ft2,460 m²	3%	7%	9%
F	1	14k sq ft1,320 m²	2%	1%	1%
G	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	1%	2%

Within 10 points of B

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

8 buildings

Of 22 rated C (36%), with 157k sq ft (14,626 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

Kingston upon Thames: 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	59	37%22 of 59	683k sq ft63,449 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	2	50%1 of 2	57k sq ft5,306 m²
Over 10,000 m²	1	100%1 of 1	0 sq ft0 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.

Kingston upon Thames: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	13	10	211k sq ft19,576 m²
Rest of 2026	0	0	0 sq ft0 m²
In 2027	4	4	89k sq ft8,278 m²
In 2028	3	2	62k sq ft5,762 m²
In 2029	5	5	66k sq ft6,148 m²
In 2030	5	4	123k sq ft11,413 m²
2031 or later	32	13	203k sq ft18,898 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: 7buildings
Marketed sale: 1building
New build: 0buildings
Other reasons: 0buildings

8 in all: 88% 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.

Kingston upon Thames: 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)	46	19	27	0	497k sq ft46,184 m²
General industrial (B2)	16	5	10	1	243k sq ft22,571 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

Kingston upon Thames: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Natural gas	33	53%	53%
Grid supplied electricity	28	45%	37%
Other	1	2%	4%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 38 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 22 of 38 buildings (58%)
02
Add optimum start/stop to the heating system.
EPC-H7. On 20 of 38 buildings (53%)
03
Introduce HF (high frequency) ballasts for fluorescent tubes: Reduced number of fittings required.
EPC-L7. On 17 of 38 buildings (45%)
04
Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s).
EPC-R2. On 16 of 38 buildings (42%)
05
Some glazing is poorly insulated. Replace/improve glazing and/or frames.
EPC-E8. On 15 of 38 buildings (39%)

How Kingston upon Thames compares

Kingston upon Thames has less than 0.1% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 61% of its buildings over 1,000 m² are below B, against 65% across London and 70% nationally.

Against the region and the country

Kingston upon Thames against London 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
Kingston upon Thames	62	37	740k sq ft68,755 m²	1	61%
London	2,964	1,873	67.2m sq ft6,247,619 m²	53	65%
England and Wales	38,148	25,619	1.01bn sq ft94,020,657 m²	1,037	70%

Nearby in the London ranking

Local authorities ranked next to Kingston upon Thames in London by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
23	Wandsworth	812k sq ft75,480 m²
24	Lambeth	768k sq ft71,364 m²
25	Kingston upon Thames	740k sq ft68,755 m²
26	Hammersmith and Fulham	726k sq ft67,457 m²
27	Redbridge	713k sq ft66,276 m²

London 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
Kingston upon Thames has 37 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
1 building in Kingston upon Thames is rated F or G. If let, it already needs 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
25 of Kingston upon Thames'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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