Yorkshire and The Humber

MEES 2031 exposure in Wakefield

209 of the 329 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in Wakefield with an EPC are rated C to E: 12.5m sq ft (1,158,763 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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Wakefield in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 12.5m sq ft1,158,763 m² in 209 buildings
Rated F or G: 4 buildings117k sq ft (10,836 m²), below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 116 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 65%Of 329 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

Wakefield has the 9th most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the 4th most of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber.

EPC rating mix

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

Wakefield329 buildings
35%
64%
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 Wakefield

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

Most of its floorspace rated C to E, 58% or 7.3m sq ft (676,052 m²), is in 29 buildings over 10,000 m².
Its largest buildings are likelier to meet B: 47% of the 55 over 10,000 m² are rated B or better, against 30% of those of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
101 of its 213 buildings rated C to G (47%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 45 have already lapsed.
46 of its 115 C-rated buildings (40%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 2.4m sq ft (224,536 m²) of floorspace. Across England and Wales it's 37%.
Its storage and distribution buildings are likelier to meet B (44%) than its general industrial ones (22%).
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 52 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 27 for a marketed sale, 79 in all: the 6th most of 15 local authorities in Yorkshire and The Humber.
The recommendation lodged most often on its certificates rated C to G is “Add optimum start/stop to the heating system” (EPC-H7), on 123 of 213 buildings.

Every rating, A+ to G

Wakefield's 329 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.

Wakefield: 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+	1	269k sq ft24,968 m²	0%	1%	2%
A	32	7.5m sq ft701,079 m²	10%	8%	10%
B	83	7.4m sq ft688,320 m²	25%	18%	19%
C	115	6.8m sq ft627,460 m²	35%	38%	36%
D	61	4.0m sq ft367,436 m²	19%	23%	22%
E	33	1.8m sq ft163,867 m²	10%	10%	9%
F	2	57k sq ft5,322 m²	1%	1%	1%
G	2	59k sq ft5,514 m²	1%	2%	2%

Within 10 points of B

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

46 buildings

Of 115 rated C (40%), with 2.4m sq ft (224,536 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

Wakefield: 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	227	30%69 of 227	3.4m sq ft312,071 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	47	45%21 of 47	1.8m sq ft170,640 m²
Over 10,000 m²	55	47%26 of 55	7.3m sq ft676,052 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.

Wakefield: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	56	45	2.6m sq ft239,936 m²
Rest of 2026	2	2	225k sq ft20,941 m²
In 2027	14	12	788k sq ft73,164 m²
In 2028	19	15	447k sq ft41,559 m²
In 2029	15	9	473k sq ft43,947 m²
In 2030	22	18	2.3m sq ft211,100 m²
2031 or later	201	112	5.8m sq ft538,952 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: 52buildings
Marketed sale: 27buildings
New build: 13buildings
Other reasons: 6buildings

98 in all: 53% 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.

Wakefield: 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)	204	89	114	1	7.8m sq ft726,871 m²
General industrial (B2)	125	27	95	3	4.6m sq ft431,892 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

Wakefield: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Natural gas	194	59%	53%
Grid supplied electricity	105	32%	37%
Oil	12	4%	4%
Other	10	3%	4%
Biomass	6	2%	1%
LPG	2	1%	1%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 213 buildings rated C to G, in the register's wording. A recommendation is the assessor's, not a requirement.

01
Add optimum start/stop to the heating system.
EPC-H7. On 123 of 213 buildings (58%)
02
Consider installing solar water heating.
EPC-R3. On 120 of 213 buildings (56%)
03
Consider installing PV.
EPC-R4. On 119 of 213 buildings (56%)
04
Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s).
EPC-R2. On 118 of 213 buildings (55%)
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 114 of 213 buildings (54%)

How Wakefield compares

Wakefield has 1.2% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 65% of its buildings over 1,000 m² are below B, against 74% across Yorkshire and The Humber and 70% nationally.

Against the region and the country

Wakefield 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
Wakefield	329	209	12.5m sq ft1,158,763 m²	4	65%
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 Wakefield in Yorkshire and The Humber by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
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
6	Doncaster	10.2m sq ft945,811 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
Wakefield has 209 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 Wakefield 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
101 of Wakefield'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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