Will your Castle Point rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,100 of 3,218 privately rented homes in Castle Point are below EPC C, 65% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Castle Point compares

Well above average

A bigger share of Castle Point'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 Castle Point 31 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Castle Point

A 0

B 79

C 1,039

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,625

E 442

F 23

G 10

Of 3,218 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,970 of the 2,100 sub-C rentals in Castle Point, 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 Castle Point, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,218
Socially rented	1,692
Owner occupied	15,409
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in Castle Point

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Castle Point.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SS8	Canvey Island	1,572	1,046	67%
SS7	Benfleet	1,633	1,043	64%