Question · Action Scorecards 2025
Three-tier criteria
Criteria met if the council has completed an exercise to measure how much, approximately, it will cost them to retrofit the councils' building estate (to EPC C or higher, or equivalent) and there is a target date for when this work will be completed by.
First tier criteria met if the target date is before 2050, second tier criteria met if the date is before 2040 and third tier criteria met if the target date is before 2030.
Council building estate refers to leisure centres, libraries, council town halls or offices, community centres, schools & colleges (not academies or private schools) and care homes, the councils' corporate estate. We will accept other inclusions or exclusions of a councils' building estate, as long as the majority of buildings a council owns (excluding homes) is included in their own definition.
The council doesn't need to have all the funds available for the retrofit and decarbonisation.
This includes all buildings the council is directly responsible for, council offices and any other buildings leased and managed by the council, excluding homes owned or managed by the council.
A council-only net-zero target date in a Climate Action Plan is not enough for a mark, we're looking for a specific target for the councils’ buildings/operations.
Or show scores by type of council
This question was introduced in the 2025 Action Scorecards and has no historical data for comparison.
| Council | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Council | 3/3 | |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 3/3 | |
City of London
Evidence | 3/3 | |
| Fife Council | 3/3 | |
| Gwynedd County Council | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Barnet | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Camden | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Haringey | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Harrow | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Havering | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Hounslow | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 3/3 | |
| London Borough of Wandsworth | 3/3 | |
| Royal Borough of Greenwich | 3/3 | |
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Evidence | 3/3 | |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 3/3 | |
| Southampton City Council | 3/3 | |
| South Gloucestershire Council | 3/3 | |
| Swansea City Council | 3/3 | |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | 3/3 | |
| Wiltshire Council | 3/3 | |
| Wokingham Borough Council | 3/3 | |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | 2/3 | |
| Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 2/3 | |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 2/3 | |
| Shetland Islands Council | 2/3 | |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 2/3 | |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | 2/3 | |
| Westmorland and Furness Council | 2/3 | |
| Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 1/3 | |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | 1/3 | |
| London Borough of Lambeth | 1/3 | |
Aberdeen City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Aberdeenshire Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Angus Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Argyll and Bute Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bath and North East Somerset Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bedford Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Birmingham City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Blackpool Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bracknell Forest Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bridgend County Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Brighton and Hove City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Bristol City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Buckinghamshire Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Caerphilly County Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Central Bedfordshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Ceredigion County Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cheshire West and Chester Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
City of York Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Clackmannanshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Conwy County Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cornwall Council (Unitary)
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Coventry City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Cumberland Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Darlington Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Denbighshire County Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Derby City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Dorset Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Dumfries and Galloway Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Dundee City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Durham County Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Ayrshire Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
East Dunbartonshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Lothian Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Renfrewshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Falkirk Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Flintshire County Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Glasgow City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Halton Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Herefordshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Inverclyde Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Isle of Anglesey County Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Isle of Wight Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Isles of Scilly
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Kirklees Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Leeds City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Leicester City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Liverpool City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Bexley
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Brent
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Bromley
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Croydon
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Ealing
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Enfield
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Hackney
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Hillingdon
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Islington
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Lewisham
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Merton
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Newham
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Redbridge
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Southwark
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
London Borough of Sutton
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
London Borough of Waltham Forest
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Luton Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Manchester City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Medway Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Middlesbrough Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Midlothian Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Milton Keynes
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Monmouthshire County Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Newport City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
North Ayrshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North East Lincolnshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Lanarkshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Lincolnshire Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
North Northamptonshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Somerset Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Northumberland Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
North Yorkshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Nottingham City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Orkney Islands Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Pembrokeshire County Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Perth and Kinross Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Peterborough City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Plymouth City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Portsmouth City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Powys County Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Reading Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Redcar and Cleveland Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Renfrewshire Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Rutland County Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Salford City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Scottish Borders Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Sheffield City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Shropshire Council - Unitary
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Slough Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Somerset Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
South Ayrshire Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
South Tyneside Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stirling Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Sunderland City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Swindon Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Telford & Wrekin Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
The Highland Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
The Moray Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Thurrock Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Torbay Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Torfaen County Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Warrington Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
West Berkshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Dunbartonshire Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
West Lothian Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |
Westminster City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
West Northamptonshire Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wirral Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wolverhampton City Council
| 0/3 | Evidence doesn't meet criteria |
Wrexham County Borough Council
| 0/3 | No evidence found |