Will your Breckland rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,172 of 6,963 privately rented homes in Breckland are below EPC C, 60% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Breckland compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

60% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Breckland 91 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Breckland

A 9

B 152

C 2,630

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,472

E 1,556

F 114

G 30

Of 6,963 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,893 of the 4,172 sub-C rentals in Breckland, 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 Breckland, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,963
Socially rented	5,462
Owner occupied	23,794
Median floor area	86 m²

Postcode districts in Breckland

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Breckland.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
IP27	Brandon	1,551	1,017	66%
IP24	Thetford	2,085	956	46%
IP22	Diss	1,166	724	62%
NR19	Dereham	1,173	608	52%
NR20	Dereham	755	601	80%
PE32	King'S Lynn	661	584	88%
IP25	Thetford	860	500	58%
NR17	Attleborough	787	493	63%
NR9	Norwich	648	463	71%
IP26	Thetford	546	433	79%
NR16	Norwich	455	364	80%
PE37	Swaffham	491	339	69%