Yorkshire and The Humber

MEES 2031 exposure in Leeds

490 of the 687 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in Leeds with an EPC are rated C to E: 18.9m sq ft (1,759,807 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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Leeds in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 18.9m sq ft1,759,807 m² in 490 buildings
Rated F or G: 17 buildings443k sq ft (41,185 m²), below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 180 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 74%Of 687 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

Leeds has the 3rd most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the most of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber.

EPC rating mix

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

Leeds687 buildings
26%
71%
Yorkshire and The Humber4,312 buildings
26%
71%
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 Leeds

Compared with the other 14 local authorities in Yorkshire and The Humber and with England and Wales, from the same EPC register snapshot.

Its floorspace rated C to E is spread across sizes: 50% in buildings of 1,000 to 5,000 m², 23% in buildings of 5,000 to 10,000 m², 27% in buildings over 10,000 m².
Its largest buildings are likelier to meet B: 41% of the 41 over 10,000 m² are rated B or better, against 23% of those of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
262 of its 507 buildings rated C to G (52%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 120 have already lapsed.
96 of its 257 C-rated buildings (37%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 4.0m sq ft (369,092 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 (17%).
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 130 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 46 for a marketed sale, 176 in all: the most of any local authority in Yorkshire and The Humber.
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 306 of 507 buildings.

Every rating, A+ to G

Leeds's 687 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, beside Yorkshire and The Humber and the whole of England and Wales.

By latest EPC rating

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

Leeds: industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, with the share in each band and Yorkshire and The Humber's and England and Wales's
Rating	Buildings	Floor area	Share	Yorkshire and The Humber	England and Wales
A+	9	301k sq ft27,921 m²	1%	1%	2%
A	46	5.2m sq ft483,495 m²	7%	8%	10%
B	125	6.5m sq ft602,273 m²	18%	18%	19%
C	257	10.8m sq ft1,005,214 m²	37%	38%	36%
D	167	5.4m sq ft502,861 m²	24%	23%	22%
E	66	2.7m sq ft251,732 m²	10%	10%	9%
F	8	155k sq ft14,381 m²	1%	1%	1%
G	9	289k sq ft26,804 m²	1%	2%	2%

Within 10 points of B

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

96 buildings

Of 257 rated C (37%), with 4.0m sq ft (369,092 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

Leeds: 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	544	23%123 of 544	9.4m sq ft875,388 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	102	39%40 of 102	4.4m sq ft408,828 m²
Over 10,000 m²	41	41%17 of 41	5.1m sq ft475,591 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.

Leeds: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	129	120	4.9m sq ft454,050 m²
Rest of 2026	5	5	120k sq ft11,161 m²
In 2027	61	55	1.6m sq ft145,565 m²
In 2028	35	29	1.2m sq ft114,726 m²
In 2029	44	35	894k sq ft83,011 m²
In 2030	25	18	514k sq ft47,750 m²
2031 or later	388	245	10.2m sq ft944,729 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: 130buildings
Marketed sale: 46buildings
New build: 4buildings
Other reasons: 19buildings

199 in all: 65% 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.

Leeds: 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)	386	130	248	8	10.6m sq ft982,749 m²
General industrial (B2)	301	50	242	9	8.4m sq ft777,058 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

Leeds: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Natural gas	427	62%	53%
Grid supplied electricity	223	32%	37%
Oil	17	2%	4%
Other	17	2%	4%
Biomass	2	0%	1%
LPG	1	0%	1%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 507 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 306 of 507 buildings (60%)
02
Consider installing solar water heating.
EPC-R3. On 286 of 507 buildings (56%)
03
Carry out a pressure test, identify and treat identified air leakage. Enter result in EPC calculation.
EPC-E7. On 273 of 507 buildings (54%)
04
Add optimum start/stop to the heating system.
EPC-H7. On 267 of 507 buildings (53%)
05
In some spaces, the solar gain limit defined in the NCM is exceeded, which might cause overheating. Consider solar control measures such as the application of reflective coating or shading devices to windows.
EPC-V1. On 265 of 507 buildings (52%)

How Leeds compares

Leeds has 1.9% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 74% of its buildings over 1,000 m² are below B, the same as across Yorkshire and The Humber, against 70% nationally.

Against the region and the country

Leeds against Yorkshire and The Humber 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
Leeds	687	490	18.9m sq ft1,759,807 m²	17	74%
Yorkshire and The Humber	4,312	3,074	130.0m sq ft12,077,289 m²	128	74%
England and Wales	38,148	25,619	1.01bn sq ft94,020,657 m²	1,037	70%

Nearby in the Yorkshire and The Humber ranking

Local authorities ranked next to Leeds in Yorkshire and The Humber by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
1	Leeds	18.9m sq ft1,759,807 m²
2	Bradford	13.4m sq ft1,243,626 m²
3	Kirklees	12.6m sq ft1,174,773 m²
4	Wakefield	12.5m sq ft1,158,763 m²
5	Sheffield	10.6m sq ft985,129 m²

Yorkshire and The Humber 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
Leeds has 490 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
17 buildings in Leeds 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
262 of Leeds'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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