Will your East Hertfordshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,501 of 7,119 privately rented homes in East Hertfordshire are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How East Hertfordshire compares

Below average

East Hertfordshire is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

49% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks East Hertfordshire 238 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in East Hertfordshire

A 1

B 561

C 3,056

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,428

E 1,000

F 60

G 13

Of 7,119 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,168 of the 3,501 sub-C rentals in East Hertfordshire, 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 East Hertfordshire, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	7,119
Socially rented	3,691
Owner occupied	24,101
Median floor area	82 m²

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside East Hertfordshire.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CM23	Bishop'S Stortford	2,188	968	44%
SG12	Ware	1,612	852	53%
SG14	Hertford	1,263	639	51%
SG2	Stevenage	1,297	615	47%
SG13	Hertford	1,036	392	38%
CM21	Sawbridgeworth	661	276	42%
SG9	Buntingford	246	183	74%
SG11	Ware	233	164	70%
AL6	Welwyn	291	159	55%
SG3	Knebworth	333	147	44%
SG10	Much Hadham	64	50	78%