Will your Brentwood rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,751 of 3,450 privately rented homes in Brentwood are below EPC C, 51% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Brentwood compares

About average

Brentwood sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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51% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Brentwood 220 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Brentwood

A 0

B 209

C 1,490

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,340

E 375

F 26

G 10

Of 3,450 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,580 of the 1,751 sub-C rentals in Brentwood, 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 Brentwood, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,450
Socially rented	3,073
Owner occupied	13,938
Median floor area	82 m²

Postcode districts in Brentwood

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Brentwood.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CM14	Brentwood	1,608	740	46%
CM13	Brentwood	851	460	54%
CM15	Brentwood	742	405	55%
CM4	Ingatestone	351	221	63%