Will your East Cambridgeshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,322 of 4,191 privately rented homes in East Cambridgeshire are below EPC C, 55% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How East Cambridgeshire compares

About average

East Cambridgeshire sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

55% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks East Cambridgeshire 158 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in East Cambridgeshire

A 74

B 67

C 1,728

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,474

E 757

F 72

G 19

Of 4,191 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,179 of the 2,322 sub-C rentals in East Cambridgeshire, 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 East Cambridgeshire, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	4,191
Socially rented	3,676
Owner occupied	14,800
Median floor area	88 m²

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside East Cambridgeshire.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CB8	Newmarket	2,918	1,734	59%
CB7	Ely	1,828	916	50%
CB6	Ely	1,430	691	48%
CB25	Cambridge	738	425	58%