Will your North Northamptonshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?

9,976 of 19,345 privately rented homes in North Northamptonshire are below EPC C, 52% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How North Northamptonshire compares

About average

North Northamptonshire sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

52% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks North Northamptonshire 209 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in North Northamptonshire

A 20

B 453

C 8,896

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 7,593

E 2,144

F 180

G 59

Of 19,345 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

9,509 of the 9,976 sub-C rentals in North Northamptonshire, 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 North Northamptonshire, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	19,345
Socially rented	14,347
Owner occupied	53,911
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside North Northamptonshire.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
NN16	Kettering	3,259	2,001	61%
NN8	Wellingborough	3,204	1,559	49%
NN14	Kettering	2,166	1,198	55%
PE9	Stamford	1,740	1,067	61%
NN10	Rushden	1,980	1,040	53%
NN6	Northampton	1,348	951	71%
LE16	Market Harborough	1,683	915	54%
NN15	Kettering	1,719	836	49%
PE8	Peterborough	1,272	831	65%
NN17	Corby	1,627	775	48%
NN18	Corby	2,401	718	30%
NN9	Wellingborough	1,118	584	52%
NN29	Wellingborough	546	331	61%