The position in Staffordshire Moorlands
There are 1,225 unique commercial properties in Staffordshire Moorlands with a certificate on the Energy Performance of Buildings Register. Of those, 1,058 – 86.4% – are rated below EPC B, which is 10.3 percentage points worse than the England and Wales average of 76.1%.
The largest category locally is retail & financial services, and the postal towns and districts most represented are Leek, Stoke-On-Trent, Cheadle, Biddulph, Knypersley. Average floor area is 425 m² and the average asset rating is 82.
286 certificates in the district have expired (23.3% of the total), of which 45 were rated F or G when issued – the least comfortable position on the register, and the one owners are least likely to know about.
Key figures
Band distribution
| Band | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar | vs England & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1 | 0.1% | -0.2 | |
| A | 30 | 2.4% | -1.7 | |
| B | 136 | 11.1% | -8.4 | |
| C | 417 | 34.0% | +0.8 | |
| D | 361 | 29.5% | +3.8 | |
| E | 200 | 16.3% | +3.4 | |
| F | 42 | 3.4% | +1.5 | |
| G | 38 | 3.1% | +0.6 |
Commercial stock by sector
| Sector | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & financial services | 458 | 37.4% | |
| Offices & workshops | 243 | 19.8% | |
| Restaurants, cafes & pubs | 183 | 14.9% | |
| Storage & distribution | 80 | 6.5% | |
| General & special industrial | 79 | 6.4% | |
| Hospitals & care homes | 33 | 2.7% | |
| Community & day centres | 31 | 2.5% | |
| Hotels | 29 | 2.4% |
Floor area – who the 2031 standard catches
The 2031 EPC B standard is expected to apply only to buildings over 1,000 m². In Staffordshire Moorlands that line falls here:
| Floor area | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 250 m² | 792 | 64.7% | |
| 250–500 m² | 233 | 19.0% | |
| 500–1,000 m² | 105 | 8.6% | |
| 1,000–2,500 m² | 64 | 5.2% | |
| 2,500–10,000 m² | 27 | 2.2% | |
| Over 10,000 m² | 4 | 0.3% |
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Please attribute to evenEco and link to evenhub.uk/commercial/areas/staffordshire-moorlands/. Figures derived from the GOV.UK Energy Performance of Buildings Register, deduplicated to the most recent certificate per property. Media enquiries: contact us.
Shareable summary – Staffordshire Moorlands
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Commercial properties analysed | 1,225 |
| Below EPC B | 1,058 (86.4%) |
| Below EPC E – unlettable without exemption | 80 (6.5%) |
| Over 1,000 m² and below EPC B | 63 |
| Expired certificates | 286 (23.3%) |
| Average floor area | 425 m² |
| National rank (share below EPC B) | 3 of 319 |
Common questions
How many commercial properties in Staffordshire Moorlands are below EPC B?
1,058 of 1,225 – 86.4% of the commercial stock on the register. That is 10.3 percentage points worse than the England and Wales average of 76.1%.
How many buildings in Staffordshire Moorlands are caught by the 2031 EPC B standard?
63 commercial buildings in Staffordshire Moorlands are over 1,000 m² and currently rated below EPC B, which is the cohort the 2031 standard is aimed at.
How many commercial buildings in Staffordshire Moorlands are already unlettable?
80 are rated F or G. Letting those without a registered exemption has been unlawful since 1 April 2023. A further 45 have an expired certificate that was rated F or G.
Where does Staffordshire Moorlands rank nationally?
3 of 319 local authorities, ranked by the share of commercial stock below EPC B, with rank 1 being the highest share.