Will your Basildon rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,124 of 7,316 privately rented homes in Basildon are below EPC C, 43% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Basildon compares

Well below average

Basildon is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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43% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Basildon 296 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Basildon

A 3

B 290

C 3,899

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,624

E 457

F 27

G 16

Of 7,316 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,939 of the 3,124 sub-C rentals in Basildon, 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 Basildon, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	7,316
Socially rented	6,908
Owner occupied	30,462
Median floor area	81 m²

Postcode districts in Basildon

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Basildon.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SS16	Basildon	1,484	602	41%
SS14	Basildon	1,327	509	38%
SS13	Basildon	898	466	52%
SS15	Basildon	1,275	445	35%
SS12	Wickford	807	357	44%
CM12	Billericay	671	301	45%
SS11	Wickford	572	298	52%
CM11	Billericay	398	235	59%