The position in primary healthcare
Primary healthcare buildings – surgeries, health centres and clinics – are frequently let to NHS bodies by private landlords, which puts the MEES duty squarely on a commercial owner.
Lease structures in this sector are often long and institutional, which makes the sequencing question unusually important: the next practical access date may be years away.
This category accounts for 1.7% of all commercial certificates on the register. 643 properties are rated F or G – below the minimum that has applied to lettings since April 2023 – and 388 have an expired certificate that was rated F or G when issued.
The largest concentrations are in Westminster, Birmingham, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Somerset, Sheffield.
Key figures
Band distribution
| Band | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar | vs England & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 19 | 0.1% | -0.2 | |
| A | 514 | 3.0% | -1.1 | |
| B | 2,510 | 14.6% | -4.9 | |
| C | 5,089 | 29.6% | -3.6 | |
| D | 5,425 | 31.5% | +5.8 | |
| E | 3,019 | 17.5% | +4.6 | |
| F | 353 | 2.1% | +0.2 | |
| G | 290 | 1.7% | -0.8 |
Floor area profile
| Floor area | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 250 m² | 9,861 | 57.3% | |
| 250–500 m² | 3,661 | 21.3% | |
| 500–1,000 m² | 2,098 | 12.2% | |
| 1,000–2,500 m² | 1,190 | 6.9% | |
| 2,500–10,000 m² | 395 | 2.3% | |
| Over 10,000 m² | 14 | 0.1% |
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Common questions
How many primary healthcare properties are below EPC B?
14,176 of 17,219 – 82.3%, which is 6.2 percentage points worse than the 76.1% average across all commercial property.
How many primary healthcare buildings face the 2031 EPC B standard?
777 are over 1,000 m² and currently below EPC B.
What is the average size of a primary healthcare property?
442 m² on the certificates lodged for this category.
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