The position in hotels
Hotels combine residential-style loads with commercial servicing and long hours. Many are in historic or listed buildings where the fabric route is constrained.
Refurbishment cycles are frequent in this sector, which makes hotels one of the better categories for sequencing efficiency work into planned capital expenditure rather than treating it as a separate project.
This category accounts for 1.7% of all commercial certificates on the register. 237 properties are rated F or G – below the minimum that has applied to lettings since April 2023 – and 158 have an expired certificate that was rated F or G when issued.
The largest concentrations are in Blackpool, North Yorkshire, Cornwall, Westmorland and Furness, Westminster, Torbay.
Key figures
Band distribution
| Band | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar | vs England & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 5 | 0.0% | -0.3 | |
| A | 744 | 4.4% | +0.3 | |
| B | 4,609 | 27.4% | +7.9 | |
| C | 7,589 | 45.1% | +11.9 | |
| D | 2,893 | 17.2% | -8.5 | |
| E | 761 | 4.5% | -8.4 | |
| F | 137 | 0.8% | -1.1 | |
| G | 100 | 0.6% | -1.9 |
Floor area profile
| Floor area | Properties | Share | Share, shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 250 m² | 3,577 | 21.2% | |
| 250–500 m² | 4,661 | 27.7% | |
| 500–1,000 m² | 3,285 | 19.5% | |
| 1,000–2,500 m² | 2,577 | 15.3% | |
| 2,500–10,000 m² | 2,317 | 13.8% | |
| Over 10,000 m² | 421 | 2.5% |
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Common questions
How many hotels properties are below EPC B?
11,480 of 16,838 – 68.2%, which is 7.9 percentage points better than the 76.1% average across all commercial property.
How many hotels buildings face the 2031 EPC B standard?
2,583 are over 1,000 m² and currently below EPC B.
What is the average size of a hotels property?
1,617 m² on the certificates lodged for this category.
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