North West

MEES 2031 exposure in Sefton

64 of the 90 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in Sefton with an EPC are rated C to E: 2.2m sq ft (203,531 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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Sefton in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 2.2m sq ft203,531 m² in 64 buildings
Rated F or G: 2 buildings162k sq ft (15,015 m²), below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 24 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 73%Of 90 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

Sefton has the 160th most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the 28th most of 35 in the North West.

EPC rating mix

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

Sefton90 buildings
27%
71%
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 Sefton

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 1.1m sq ft (105,369 m²), is in 53 buildings of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
Its largest buildings are likelier to meet B: 55% of the 11 over 10,000 m² are rated B or better, against 18% of those of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
30 of its 66 buildings rated C to G (45%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 13 have already lapsed.
11 of its 34 C-rated buildings (32%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 283k sq ft (26,246 m²) of floorspace. Across England and Wales it's 37%.
Storage and distribution (B8) makes up 72% of its buildings over 1,000 m², against 58% across England and Wales.
More of its buildings are heated mainly by grid electricity (51%) than by gas (42%); across England and Wales gas leads, 53% to 37%.
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 18 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 7 for a marketed sale, 25 in all: the 13th fewest of 35 local authorities in the North West.
The recommendation lodged most often on its certificates rated C to G is “Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s)” (EPC-R2), on 42 of 66 buildings.

Every rating, A+ to G

Sefton's 90 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.

Sefton: 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	11	962k sq ft89,379 m²	12%	9%	10%
B	13	824k sq ft76,550 m²	14%	18%	19%
C	34	1.4m sq ft129,387 m²	38%	37%	36%
D	23	694k sq ft64,474 m²	26%	22%	22%
E	7	104k sq ft9,670 m²	8%	10%	9%
F	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	1%	1%
G	2	162k sq ft15,015 m²	2%	2%	2%

Within 10 points of B

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

11 buildings

Of 34 rated C (32%), with 283k sq ft (26,246 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

Sefton: 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	66	18%12 of 66	1.1m sq ft105,369 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	13	46%6 of 13	526k sq ft48,840 m²
Over 10,000 m²	11	55%6 of 11	531k sq ft49,322 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.

Sefton: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	14	13	628k sq ft58,370 m²
Rest of 2026	0	0	0 sq ft0 m²
In 2027	2	2	93k sq ft8,653 m²
In 2028	5	4	284k sq ft26,404 m²
In 2029	7	6	289k sq ft26,891 m²
In 2030	6	5	143k sq ft13,240 m²
2031 or later	56	36	915k sq ft84,988 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: 18buildings
Marketed sale: 7buildings
New build: 3buildings
Other reasons: 1building

29 in all: 62% 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.

Sefton: 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)	65	22	41	2	1.5m sq ft140,898 m²
General industrial (B2)	25	2	23	0	674k sq ft62,633 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

Sefton: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Grid supplied electricity	46	51%	37%
Natural gas	38	42%	53%
Other	5	6%	4%
Oil	1	1%	4%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 66 buildings rated C to G, in the register's wording. A recommendation is the assessor's, not a requirement.

01
Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s).
EPC-R2. On 42 of 66 buildings (64%)
02
Consider installing solar water heating.
EPC-R3. On 37 of 66 buildings (56%)
03
Add optimum start/stop to the heating system.
EPC-H7. On 36 of 66 buildings (55%)
04
Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit.
EPC-L5. On 34 of 66 buildings (52%)
05
Some windows have high U-values - consider installing secondary glazing.
EPC-E5. On 32 of 66 buildings (48%)

How Sefton compares

Sefton has 0.2% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 73% 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

Sefton 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
Sefton	90	64	2.2m sq ft203,531 m²	2	73%
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 Sefton in the North West by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
26	Preston	2.5m sq ft231,273 m²
27	Blackpool	2.2m sq ft208,040 m²
28	Sefton	2.2m sq ft203,531 m²
29	Chorley	2.2m sq ft199,934 m²
30	South Ribble	1.9m sq ft181,073 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
Sefton has 64 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
2 buildings in Sefton 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
30 of Sefton'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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