Will your Harborough rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,905 of 3,372 privately rented homes in Harborough are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Harborough compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

56% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Harborough 144 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Harborough

A 2

B 89

C 1,376

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,305

E 531

F 50

G 19

Of 3,372 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,783 of the 1,905 sub-C rentals in Harborough, 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 Harborough, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,372
Socially rented	2,304
Owner occupied	17,148
Median floor area	93 m²

Postcode districts in Harborough

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Harborough.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
LE16	Market Harborough	1,683	915	54%
LE9	Leicester	1,707	911	53%
LE7	Leicester	1,491	840	56%
LE8	Leicester	1,011	567	56%
LE17	Lutterworth	738	489	66%