Will your Lincoln rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,593 of 8,811 privately rented homes in Lincoln are below EPC C, 52% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Lincoln compares

About average

Lincoln sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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52% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Lincoln 205 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Lincoln

A 11

B 346

C 3,861

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,735

E 821

F 30

G 7

Of 8,811 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,408 of the 4,593 sub-C rentals in Lincoln, 96% 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 Lincoln, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	8,811
Socially rented	5,342
Owner occupied	13,907
Median floor area	73 m²

Postcode districts in Lincoln

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Lincoln.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
LN5	Lincoln	3,478	2,060	59%
LN1	Lincoln	2,770	1,525	55%
LN2	Lincoln	2,564	1,364	53%
LN6	Lincoln	2,489	948	38%
LN3	Lincoln	277	158	57%