Will your Harlow rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,795 of 3,949 privately rented homes in Harlow are below EPC C, 45% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Harlow compares

Below average

Harlow is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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45% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Harlow 278 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Harlow

A 0

B 78

C 2,076

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,533

E 254

F 7

G 1

Of 3,949 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,643 of the 1,795 sub-C rentals in Harlow, 92% 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 Harlow, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,949
Socially rented	8,340
Owner occupied	13,729
Median floor area	73 m²

Postcode districts in Harlow

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Harlow.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CM20	Harlow	1,368	583	43%
CM18	Harlow	884	469	53%
CM17	Harlow	1,057	442	42%
CM19	Harlow	758	399	53%