Yorkshire and The Humber

MEES 2031 exposure in York

45 of the 70 industrial and warehouse buildings over 1,000 m² in York with an EPC are rated C to E: 1.6m sq ft (147,130 m²) of floorspace that meets today's E minimum but falls short of the proposed EPC B standard.

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York in figures

EPC register, snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Rated C to E: 1.6m sq ft147,130 m² in 45 buildings
Rated F or G: 1 building11k sq ft (1,051 m²), below today's E minimum
Rated A+ to B: 24 buildingsAlready at the proposed standard
Share below B: 66%Of 70 buildings over 1,000 m². England and Wales: 70%

York has the 192nd most floorspace rated C to E of 316 local authorities in England and Wales, and the 15th most of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber.

EPC rating mix

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

York70 buildings
34%
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 York

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: 46% in buildings of 1,000 to 5,000 m², 18% in buildings of 5,000 to 10,000 m², 36% in buildings over 10,000 m².
23 of its 46 buildings rated C to G (50%) have an EPC that has lapsed or is estimated to lapse before 2031, against 54% across England and Wales; 10 have already lapsed.
17 of its 33 C-rated buildings (52%) have an asset rating of 51 to 60, within 10 points of band B: 527k sq ft (48,988 m²) of floorspace. Across England and Wales it's 37%.
Storage and distribution (B8) makes up 69% of its buildings over 1,000 m², against 58% across England and Wales.
In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, 22 industrial and warehouse buildings of any size here had an EPC lodged to be let and 9 for a marketed sale, 31 in all: the 2nd fewest of 15 local authorities 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 31 of 46 buildings.

Every rating, A+ to G

York's 70 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.

York: 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+	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	1%	2%
A	8	219k sq ft20,338 m²	11%	8%	10%
B	16	505k sq ft46,872 m²	23%	18%	19%
C	33	1.2m sq ft109,325 m²	47%	38%	36%
D	9	348k sq ft32,319 m²	13%	23%	22%
E	3	59k sq ft5,486 m²	4%	10%	9%
F	0	0 sq ft0 m²	0%	1%	1%
G	1	11k sq ft1,051 m²	1%	2%	2%

Within 10 points of B

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

17 buildings

Of 33 rated C (52%), with 527k sq ft (48,988 m²) of floorspace. England and Wales: 37% of C-rated buildings.

By building size

Floor area as declared on the EPC.

York: 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	56	32%18 of 56	729k sq ft67,722 m²
Over 5,000 to 10,000 m²	10	60%6 of 10	290k sq ft26,924 m²
Over 10,000 m²	4	0%0 of 4	565k sq ft52,484 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.

York: when each building's latest EPC lapses (estimated)
EPC lapses	All buildings	Rated C to G	C to G floor area
Already lapsed	11	10	382k sq ft35,449 m²
Rest of 2026	1	0	0 sq ft0 m²
In 2027	6	5	124k sq ft11,556 m²
In 2028	3	3	56k sq ft5,237 m²
In 2029	3	2	113k sq ft10,497 m²
In 2030	4	3	178k sq ft16,582 m²
2031 or later	42	23	741k sq ft68,860 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: 22buildings
Marketed sale: 9buildings
New build: 2buildings
Other reasons: 2buildings

35 in all: 63% 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.

York: 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)	48	19	28	1	950k sq ft88,223 m²
General industrial (B2)	22	5	17	0	634k sq ft58,907 m²

By main heating fuel

As recorded on each building's latest EPC.

York: buildings over 1,000 m² by main heating fuel on the EPC
Main heating fuel	Buildings	Share	England and Wales
Natural gas	36	51%	53%
Grid supplied electricity	28	40%	37%
Other	3	4%	4%
Biomass	1	1%	1%
LPG	1	1%	1%
Oil	1	1%	4%

What assessors recommend

The five most common on the latest certificates of its 46 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 31 of 46 buildings (67%)
02
Consider installing PV.
EPC-R4. On 28 of 46 buildings (61%)
03
Carry out a pressure test, identify and treat identified air leakage. Enter result in EPC calculation.
EPC-E7. On 26 of 46 buildings (57%)
04
Consider installing solar water heating.
EPC-R3. On 26 of 46 buildings (57%)
05
Introduce HF (high frequency) ballasts for fluorescent tubes: Reduced number of fittings required.
EPC-L7. On 25 of 46 buildings (54%)

How York compares

York has 0.2% of the industrial floorspace rated C to E in England and Wales. 66% 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

York 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
York	70	45	1.6m sq ft147,130 m²	1	66%
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 York in Yorkshire and The Humber by floorspace rated C to E
Rank	Local authority	C to E floor area
11	City of Kingston upon Hull	5.6m sq ft523,948 m²
12	East Riding of Yorkshire	5.5m sq ft512,363 m²
13	Barnsley	5.3m sq ft496,122 m²
14	North East Lincolnshire	3.5m sq ft326,416 m²
15	York	1.6m sq ft147,130 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
York has 45 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
1 building in York is rated F or G. If let, it already needs 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
23 of York'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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