Will your Amber Valley rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,214 of 4,915 privately rented homes in Amber Valley are below EPC C, 65% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Amber Valley compares

Well above average

A bigger share of Amber Valley's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

65% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Amber Valley 29 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Amber Valley

A 3

B 92

C 1,606

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,259

E 866

F 66

G 23

Of 4,915 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,063 of the 3,214 sub-C rentals in Amber Valley, 95% of them, already have a potential rating of C or better on their current certificate. That is the assessor's own estimate of what the property would reach if the recommended measures were installed.

Landlords are required to spend up to £10,000 per property. Above that, an exemption may apply.

The transitional rule

An EPC rated C or higher on the existing Energy Efficiency Rating, issued before 1 October 2029, counts as compliant until that certificate expires.

Source: Transitional rule. Verified 21 September 2026.

Local housing stock

All tenures in Amber Valley, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	4,915
Socially rented	6,231
Owner occupied	22,490
Median floor area	82 m²

Postcode districts in Amber Valley

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Amber Valley.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
DE22	Derby	3,789	2,356	62%
NG16	Nottingham	2,282	1,433	63%
DE7	Ilkeston	2,266	1,400	62%
DE55	Alfreton	2,091	1,336	64%
DE4	Matlock	1,258	903	72%
DE56	Belper	1,351	872	65%
DE6	Ashbourne	971	769	79%
DE5	Ripley	867	579	67%
DE75	Heanor	839	575	69%