Will your Babergh rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,324 of 3,582 privately rented homes in Babergh are below EPC C, 65% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Babergh compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

65% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Babergh 35 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Babergh

A 3

B 29

C 1,226

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,333

E 844

F 117

G 30

Of 3,582 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,097 of the 2,324 sub-C rentals in Babergh, 90% 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 Babergh, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,582
Socially rented	4,006
Owner occupied	15,711
Median floor area	87 m²

Postcode districts in Babergh

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Babergh.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CO10	Sudbury	2,129	1,377	65%
CO7	Colchester	1,376	919	67%
CO6	Colchester	907	663	73%
IP7	Ipswich	750	391	52%
IP30	Bury St. Edmunds	428	326	76%
IP9	Ipswich	343	302	88%
CO11	Manningtree	466	287	62%
IP29	Bury St. Edmunds	285	266	93%
IP8	Ipswich	422	205	49%
CO8	Bures	72	55	76%