Will your Derby rental pass EPC C by 2030?

9,975 of 16,187 privately rented homes in Derby are below EPC C, 62% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Derby compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

62% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Derby 67 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Derby

A 8

B 544

C 5,660

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 7,539

E 2,308

F 109

G 19

Of 16,187 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

9,424 of the 9,975 sub-C rentals in Derby, 94% 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 Derby, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	16,187
Socially rented	12,479
Owner occupied	38,422
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Derby

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Derby.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
DE23	Derby	4,251	3,030	71%
DE22	Derby	3,789	2,356	62%
DE24	Derby	2,855	1,708	60%
DE1	Derby	2,837	1,460	51%
DE21	Derby	1,893	1,168	62%
DE73	Derby	861	529	61%
DE3	Derby	560	300	54%