Data
Commercial EPC data by sector
How each part of the commercial stock performs, across 998,164 certificates in England and Wales.
24
sectors analysed
998,164
certificates
76.1%
below EPC B overall
74,738
in the 2031 cohort
Retail & financial services
347,446 properties · 76.8% below EPC B
See the data →Offices & workshops
259,596 properties · 81.3% below EPC B
See the data →Restaurants, cafes & pubs
121,133 properties · 75.0% below EPC B
See the data →Storage & distribution
81,732 properties · 73.4% below EPC B
See the data →General & special industrial
58,372 properties · 81.9% below EPC B
See the data →Education
21,420 properties · 55.7% below EPC B
See the data →Hospitals & care homes
20,625 properties · 53.8% below EPC B
See the data →Assembly & leisure
18,944 properties · 59.6% below EPC B
See the data →Primary healthcare
17,219 properties · 82.3% below EPC B
See the data →Every sector
Ranked by number of properties on the register.
| Sector | Properties | Below EPC B | Over 1,000 m² & below B | Below EPC E | Average size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & financial services | 347,446 | 76.8% | 10,683 | 12,776 | 326 m² |
| Offices & workshops | 259,596 | 81.3% | 21,038 | 18,887 | 633 m² |
| Restaurants, cafes & pubs | 121,133 | 75.0% | 1,126 | 2,475 | 239 m² |
| Storage & distribution | 81,732 | 73.4% | 14,030 | 2,718 | 1,634 m² |
| General & special industrial | 58,372 | 81.9% | 12,693 | 2,806 | 1,276 m² |
| Education | 21,420 | 55.7% | 2,509 | 610 | 1,072 m² |
| Hospitals & care homes | 20,625 | 53.8% | 3,418 | 136 | 1,301 m² |
| Assembly & leisure | 18,944 | 59.6% | 2,730 | 723 | 1,132 m² |
| Primary healthcare | 17,219 | 82.3% | 777 | 643 | 442 m² |
| Hotels | 16,838 | 68.2% | 2,583 | 237 | 1,617 m² |
| Community & day centres | 14,215 | 77.7% | 655 | 1,084 | 406 m² |
| Universities & colleges | 6,079 | 32.6% | 905 | 54 | 2,804 m² |
| Residential spaces | 5,852 | 73.7% | 230 | 499 | 498 m² |
| Libraries, museums & galleries | 2,305 | 74.1% | 337 | 138 | 1,035 m² |
| Residential schools | 2,130 | 63.6% | 367 | 84 | 1,487 m² |
| Emergency services | 1,388 | 68.9% | 230 | 57 | 1,056 m² |
| Passenger terminals | 659 | 67.1% | 72 | 22 | 2,409 m² |
| Secure residential institutions | 625 | 63.7% | 65 | 48 | 1,074 m² |
| Miscellaneous 24hr activities | 604 | 65.7% | 95 | 48 | 2,517 m² |
| Stand-alone utility blocks | 484 | 56.0% | 0 | 33 | 134 m² |
| Crown & county courts | 236 | 90.7% | 135 | 41 | 2,264 m² |
| Other non-domestic | 142 | 89.4% | 23 | 32 | 991 m² |
| Car parks (24hr) | 117 | 75.2% | 36 | 8 | 2,348 m² |
| Telephone exchanges | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 0 | 1,626 m² |
The register records both pre-2020 and post-2020 use class naming for the same categories. We normalise them – see methodology.
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