The position in Rushcliffe
There are 1,556 unique commercial properties in Rushcliffe with a certificate on the Energy Performance of Buildings Register. Of those, 1,169 – 75.1% – are rated below EPC B, which is 1.0 percentage points better than the England and Wales average of 76.1%.
The largest category locally is offices & workshops, and the postal towns and districts most represented are Nottingham, West Bridgford, Loughborough, Cotgrave, Bingham. Average floor area is 509 m² and the average asset rating is 73.
338 certificates in the district have expired (21.7% of the total), of which 43 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+ | 4 | 0.3% | – | |
| A | 103 | 6.6% | +2.5 | |
| B | 280 | 18.0% | -1.5 | |
| C | 484 | 31.1% | -2.1 | |
| D | 420 | 27.0% | +1.3 | |
| E | 208 | 13.4% | +0.5 | |
| F | 24 | 1.5% | -0.4 | |
| G | 33 | 2.1% | -0.4 |
Commercial stock by sector
| Sector | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices & workshops | 544 | 35.0% | |
| Retail & financial services | 467 | 30.0% | |
| Restaurants, cafes & pubs | 172 | 11.1% | |
| Storage & distribution | 75 | 4.8% | |
| Education | 65 | 4.2% | |
| General & special industrial | 59 | 3.8% | |
| Hospitals & care homes | 46 | 3.0% | |
| Primary healthcare | 40 | 2.6% |
Floor area – who the 2031 standard catches
The 2031 EPC B standard is expected to apply only to buildings over 1,000 m². In Rushcliffe that line falls here:
| Floor area | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 250 m² | 1,000 | 64.3% | |
| 250–500 m² | 252 | 16.2% | |
| 500–1,000 m² | 151 | 9.7% | |
| 1,000–2,500 m² | 86 | 5.5% | |
| 2,500–10,000 m² | 60 | 3.9% | |
| Over 10,000 m² | 7 | 0.4% |
Find your building in Rushcliffe
Search the register by postcode and see every certificate on your property, free.
For editors and journalists
Quote – attributable to evenEco
Please attribute to evenEco and link to evenhub.uk/commercial/areas/rushcliffe/. 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 – Rushcliffe
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Commercial properties analysed | 1,556 |
| Below EPC B | 1,169 (75.1%) |
| Below EPC E – unlettable without exemption | 57 (3.7%) |
| Over 1,000 m² and below EPC B | 78 |
| Expired certificates | 338 (21.7%) |
| Average floor area | 509 m² |
| National rank (share below EPC B) | 204 of 319 |
Common questions
How many commercial properties in Rushcliffe are below EPC B?
1,169 of 1,556 – 75.1% of the commercial stock on the register. That is 1.0 percentage points better than the England and Wales average of 76.1%.
How many buildings in Rushcliffe are caught by the 2031 EPC B standard?
78 commercial buildings in Rushcliffe 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 Rushcliffe are already unlettable?
57 are rated F or G. Letting those without a registered exemption has been unlawful since 1 April 2023. A further 43 have an expired certificate that was rated F or G.
Where does Rushcliffe rank nationally?
204 of 319 local authorities, ranked by the share of commercial stock below EPC B, with rank 1 being the highest share.
Local authorities with a similar profile
Knowsley
75.2% below EPC B · 1,778 properties
See the data →West Berkshire
75.1% below EPC B · 2,919 properties
See the data →Cardiff
75.1% below EPC B · 6,166 properties
See the data →Liverpool
75.1% below EPC B · 8,237 properties
See the data →Broadland
75.1% below EPC B · 1,501 properties
See the data →Rugby
75.0% below EPC B · 1,661 properties
See the data →