West Midlands

MEES 2031 exposure in Walsall

190 of the 262 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in Walsall with an EPC are rated C to E: 8.8m sq ft (821,095 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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Walsall in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 8.8m sq ft821,095 m² in 190 buildings
Rated F or G: 14 buildings428k sq ft (39,803 m²), below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 58 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 78%Of 262 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

Walsall has the 19th most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the 4th most of 30 in the West Midlands.

EPC rating mix

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

Walsall262 buildings
22%
73%
West Midlands5,308 buildings
27%
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 Walsall

Compared with the other 29 local authorities in the West Midlands and with England and Wales, from the same EPC register snapshot.

Its share of buildings rated F or G (5%) is the 2nd highest of 30 local authorities in the West Midlands.
Its floorspace rated C to E is spread across sizes: 45% in buildings of 1,000 to 5,000 m², 14% in buildings of 5,000 to 10,000 m², 41% in buildings over 10,000 m².
Its largest buildings are likelier to meet B: 40% of the 15 over 10,000 m² are rated B or better, against 19% of those of 1,000 to 5,000 m².
109 of its 204 buildings rated C to G (53%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 54 have already lapsed.
42 of its 108 C-rated buildings (39%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 1.4m sq ft (127,794 m²) of floorspace. Across England and Wales it's 37%.
Its storage and distribution buildings are likelier to meet B (30%) than its general industrial ones (13%).
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 57 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 14 for a marketed sale, 71 in all: the 6th most of 30 local authorities in the West Midlands.
The recommendation lodged most often on its certificates rated C to G is “Consider installing building mounted wind turbine(s)” (EPC-R2), on 141 of 204 buildings.

Every rating, A+ to G

Walsall's 262 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, beside the West Midlands and the whole of England and Wales.

By latest EPC rating

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

Walsall: industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² by latest EPC rating, with the share in each band and West Midlands's and England and Wales's
Rating	Buildings	Floor area	Share	West Midlands	England and Wales
A+	1	29k sq ft2,724 m²	0%	1%	2%
A	16	882k sq ft81,913 m²	6%	9%	10%
B	41	2.3m sq ft212,418 m²	16%	17%	19%
C	108	6.2m sq ft580,541 m²	41%	37%	36%
D	56	1.7m sq ft154,825 m²	21%	23%	22%
E	26	923k sq ft85,729 m²	10%	9%	9%
F	9	298k sq ft27,643 m²	3%	1%	1%
G	5	131k sq ft12,160 m²	2%	2%	2%

Within 10 points of B

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

42 buildings

Of 108 rated C (39%), with 1.4m sq ft (127,794 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

Walsall: 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	218	19%41 of 218	4.0m sq ft368,140 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	29	38%11 of 29	1.3m sq ft117,388 m²
Over 10,000 m²	15	40%6 of 15	3.6m sq ft335,567 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.

Walsall: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	55	54	4.1m sq ft377,355 m²
Rest of 2026	2	1	18k sq ft1,717 m²
In 2027	9	8	254k sq ft23,632 m²
In 2028	22	19	821k sq ft76,243 m²
In 2029	10	10	191k sq ft17,747 m²
In 2030	18	17	524k sq ft48,704 m²
2031 or later	146	95	3.4m sq ft315,500 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: 57buildings
Marketed sale: 14buildings
New build: 2buildings
Other reasons: 10buildings

83 in all: 69% 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.

Walsall: 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)	142	42	98	2	3.4m sq ft314,647 m²
General industrial (B2)	120	16	92	12	5.5m sq ft506,448 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

Walsall: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Natural gas	130	50%	53%
Grid supplied electricity	99	38%	37%
Oil	16	6%	4%
Other	14	5%	4%
Biomass	2	1%	1%
LPG	1	0%	1%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 204 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 141 of 204 buildings (69%)
02
Consider replacing T8 lamps with retrofit T5 conversion kit.
EPC-L5. On 127 of 204 buildings (62%)
03
Add optimum start/stop to the heating system.
EPC-H7. On 121 of 204 buildings (59%)
04
Consider installing solar water heating.
EPC-R3. On 114 of 204 buildings (56%)
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 113 of 204 buildings (55%)

How Walsall compares

Walsall has 0.9% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 78% of its buildings over 1,000 m² are below B, against 73% across the West Midlands and 70% nationally.

Against the region and the country

Walsall against the West Midlands 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
Walsall	262	190	8.8m sq ft821,095 m²	14	78%
West Midlands	5,308	3,687	149.0m sq ft13,840,829 m²	171	73%
England and Wales	38,148	25,619	1.01bn sq ft94,020,657 m²	1,037	70%

Nearby in the West Midlands ranking

Local authorities ranked next to Walsall in the West Midlands by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
2	Sandwell	16.8m sq ft1,558,489 m²
3	Coventry	10.1m sq ft941,270 m²
4	Walsall	8.8m sq ft821,095 m²
5	Telford and Wrekin	8.1m sq ft755,743 m²
6	Dudley	7.8m sq ft726,591 m²

West Midlands 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
Walsall has 190 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
14 buildings in Walsall 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
109 of Walsall'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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