Will your High Peak rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,780 of 2,911 privately rented homes in High Peak are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How High Peak compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks High Peak 74 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in High Peak

A 0

B 39

C 1,092

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,289

E 447

F 33

G 11

Of 2,911 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,655 of the 1,780 sub-C rentals in High Peak, 93% 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 High Peak, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	2,911
Socially rented	2,901
Owner occupied	17,140
Median floor area	82 m²

Postcode districts in High Peak

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside High Peak.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SK17	Buxton	1,470	960	65%
SK13	Glossop	1,071	622	58%
SK23	High Peak	291	178	61%
SK22	High Peak	253	169	67%
S33	Hope Valley	169	119	70%