Will your Chesterfield rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,665 of 4,575 privately rented homes in Chesterfield are below EPC C, 58% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Chesterfield compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

58% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Chesterfield 110 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Chesterfield

A 2

B 108

C 1,800

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,072

E 568

F 19

G 6

Of 4,575 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,523 of the 2,665 sub-C rentals in Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	4,575
Socially rented	9,071
Owner occupied	16,824
Median floor area	77 m²

Postcode districts in Chesterfield

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Chesterfield.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
S41	Chesterfield	1,742	997	57%
S40	Chesterfield	1,748	991	57%
S43	Chesterfield	1,501	947	63%