EPC in Solihull: Energy Performance Certificates across the borough

EPC assessors covering Solihull

Many of the homes we assess in Solihull are larger family houses that have been altered and extended over the years. That makes the survey more involved, and it makes accurate recording more valuable: an extension entered with the wrong age, or insulation left unevidenced, can cost a band.

We survey in person, lodge the certificate on the government register and send you the digital copy, with a note explaining what is behind the rating.

Solihull's homes, from Shirley to Chelmsley Wood

• Interwar and post-war semis and detached houses in Shirley, Olton and Solihull Lodge. Cavity walls for the most part, and often extended more than once. Each extension is assessed as its own part of the building.
• Larger detached homes in Knowle, Dorridge and Hampton-in-Arden. More floors, more windows and more heating zones mean a longer survey, and the rating often turns on the boiler and its controls.
• North Solihull: Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst, Smith's Wood and Fordbridge, largely built in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. A mix of houses, maisonettes and tower blocks, some of non-traditional construction.
• Newer homes at Dickens Heath and Blythe Valley, many with a builder's certificate that may still be valid.
• Village properties in Balsall Common, Meriden and Hockley Heath, where older cottages sit alongside modern infill.

Landlords in Solihull

Solihull is a metropolitan borough, so one council handles both sides of enforcement. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council deals with rented homes that fall below the minimum energy efficiency standard and, through Trading Standards, with properties marketed without a certificate. Larger HMOs need a licence under the national mandatory scheme.

The minimum standard is band E today and the equivalent of band C by 1 October 2030. If your Solihull rental is already close to a C, the transitional rule is worth knowing about: a band C certificate issued before 1 October 2029 counts as compliant until it expires. Our landlord guide explains how to use it.

What we do in Solihull

• Energy Performance Certificates for homes being sold or let
• Landlord EPCs for single lets, HMOs and portfolios
• Commercial EPCs for shops, offices and industrial units
• Retrofit assessments and retrofit coordination under PAS 2035
• Energy advice and measured floor plans

Sources: GOV.UK guidance on Energy Performance Certificates and the minimum energy efficiency standard; Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council; Energy Assessor Scheme Operating Board evidence requirements. Reviewed October 2026. General guidance, not legal advice.