Will your East Suffolk rental pass EPC C by 2030?

7,830 of 13,265 privately rented homes in East Suffolk are below EPC C, 59% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How East Suffolk compares

Above average

A bigger share of East Suffolk's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

59% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks East Suffolk 100 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in East Suffolk

A 18

B 197

C 5,220

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 5,226

E 2,349

F 184

G 71

Of 13,265 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,327 of the 7,830 sub-C rentals in East Suffolk, 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 Suffolk, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	13,265
Socially rented	10,508
Owner occupied	46,923
Median floor area	83 m²

Postcode districts in East Suffolk

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside East Suffolk.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
NR32	Lowestoft	2,974	1,641	55%
IP4	Ipswich	2,862	1,579	55%
NR33	Lowestoft	2,427	1,261	52%
IP12	Woodbridge	1,369	974	71%
IP11	Felixstowe	1,657	937	57%
IP3	Ipswich	2,218	917	41%
NR34	Beccles	1,046	710	68%
IP13	Woodbridge	747	599	80%
IP6	Ipswich	584	420	72%
NR35	Bungay	450	349	78%
IP17	Saxmundham	481	327	68%
IP5	Ipswich	955	317	33%
IP19	Halesworth	384	275	72%
IP16	Leiston	430	264	61%
IP10	Ipswich	146	134	92%
IP18	Southwold	146	103	71%
IP15	Aldeburgh	114	82	72%