Will your Fenland rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,851 of 5,448 privately rented homes in Fenland are below EPC C, 52% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Fenland compares

About average

Fenland sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

52% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Fenland 200 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Fenland

A 7

B 124

C 2,466

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,035

E 741

F 53

G 22

Of 5,448 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,691 of the 2,851 sub-C rentals in Fenland, 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 Fenland, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	5,448
Socially rented	3,595
Owner occupied	19,331
Median floor area	83 m²

Postcode districts in Fenland

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Fenland.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
PE13	Wisbech	2,259	1,264	56%
PE7	Peterborough	2,419	842	35%
PE15	March	1,526	733	48%
PE14	Wisbech	650	454	70%
PE16	Chatteris	712	336	47%