East of England

MEES 2031 exposure in Three Rivers

10 of the 18 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in Three Rivers with an EPC are rated C to E: 170k sq ft (15,790 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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Three Rivers in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 170k sq ft15,790 m² in 10 buildings
Rated F or G: 0 buildingsNone below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 8 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 56%Of 18 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

Three Rivers has the 316th most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the 45th most of 45 in the East of England.

EPC rating mix

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

Three Rivers18 buildings
44%
56%
East of England4,217 buildings
33%
64%
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 Three Rivers

Compared with the other 44 local authorities in the East of England and with England and Wales, from the same EPC register snapshot.

None of its buildings over 1,000 m² is rated F or G, as in 14 of the other 44 local authorities in the East of England.
Most of its floorspace rated C to E, 100% or 170k sq ft (15,790 m²), is in 10 buildings of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
6 of its 10 buildings rated C to G (60%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 3 have already lapsed.
1 of its 3 C-rated buildings (33%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 21k sq ft (1,910 m²) of floorspace. Across England and Wales it's 37%.
Its general industrial buildings are likelier to meet B (71%) than its storage and distribution ones (27%).
More of its buildings are heated mainly by grid electricity (50%) than by gas (33%); across England and Wales gas leads, 53% to 37%.
17% of its buildings are heated mainly by oil, LPG or biomass, against 6% across England and Wales.
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 8 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 6 for a marketed sale, 14 in all: the 11th fewest of 45 local authorities in the East of England.
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 6 of 10 buildings.

Every rating, A+ to G

Three Rivers's 18 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, beside the East of England and the whole of England and Wales.

By latest EPC rating

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

Three Rivers: industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, with the share in each band and East of England's and England and Wales's
Rating	Buildings	Floor area	Share	East of England	England and Wales
A+	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	2%	2%
A	3	92k sq ft8,506 m²	17%	12%	10%
B	5	220k sq ft20,436 m²	28%	20%	19%
C	3	81k sq ft7,503 m²	17%	35%	36%
D	3	37k sq ft3,420 m²	17%	22%	22%
E	4	52k sq ft4,867 m²	22%	8%	9%
F	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	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.

1 building

Of 3 rated C (33%), with 21k sq ft (1,910 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

Three Rivers: 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	17	41%7 of 17	170k sq ft15,790 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	0	–0 of 0	0 sq ft0 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.

Three Rivers: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	4	3	41k sq ft3,808 m²
Rest of 2026	0	0	0 sq ft0 m²
In 2027	0	0	0 sq ft0 m²
In 2028	1	1	12k sq ft1,127 m²
In 2029	0	0	0 sq ft0 m²
In 2030	2	2	60k sq ft5,593 m²
2031 or later	11	4	57k sq ft5,262 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: 8buildings
Marketed sale: 6buildings
New build: 6buildings
Other reasons: 0buildings

20 in all: 40% 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.

Three Rivers: 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)	11	3	8	0	147k sq ft13,686 m²
General industrial (B2)	7	5	2	0	23k sq ft2,104 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

Three Rivers: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Grid supplied electricity	9	50%	37%
Natural gas	6	33%	53%
Oil	2	11%	4%
LPG	1	6%	1%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 10 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 6 of 10 buildings (60%)
02
Carry out a pressure test, identify and treat identified air leakage. Enter result in EPC calculation.
EPC-E7. On 5 of 10 buildings (50%)
03
Introduce HF (high frequency) ballasts for fluorescent tubes: Reduced number of fittings required.
EPC-L7. On 5 of 10 buildings (50%)
04
Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s).
EPC-R2. On 5 of 10 buildings (50%)
05
Consider installing solar water heating.
EPC-R3. On 5 of 10 buildings (50%)

How Three Rivers compares

Three Rivers has less than 0.1% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 56% of its buildings over 1,000 m² are below B, against 67% across the East of England and 70% nationally.

Against the region and the country

Three Rivers against the East of England 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
Three Rivers	18	10	170k sq ft15,790 m²	0	56%
East of England	4,217	2,693	93.1m sq ft8,647,375 m²	120	67%
England and Wales	38,148	25,619	1.01bn sq ft94,020,657 m²	1,037	70%

Nearby in the East of England ranking

Local authorities ranked next to Three Rivers in the East of England by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
41	Brentwood	723k sq ft67,171 m²
42	Cambridge	714k sq ft66,371 m²
43	Tendring	580k sq ft53,896 m²
44	Castle Point	308k sq ft28,652 m²
45	Three Rivers	170k sq ft15,790 m²

East of England 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
Three Rivers has 10 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
No building over 1,000 m² in Three Rivers has a latest EPC rated F or G.
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
6 of Three Rivers'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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