Will your Cambridge rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,816 of 11,402 privately rented homes in Cambridge are below EPC C, 42% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Cambridge compares

Well below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

42% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Cambridge 299 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Cambridge

A 50

B 1,120

C 5,416

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,977

E 789

F 42

G 8

Of 11,402 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,533 of the 4,816 sub-C rentals in Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	11,402
Socially rented	6,203
Owner occupied	16,679
Median floor area	75 m²

Postcode districts in Cambridge

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Cambridge.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CB1	Cambridge	4,899	2,273	46%
CB4	Cambridge	3,615	1,477	41%
CB3	Cambridge	1,262	513	41%
CB2	Cambridge	1,556	454	29%
CB5	Cambridge	1,051	421	40%