Will your Ipswich rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,589 of 9,439 privately rented homes in Ipswich are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Ipswich compares

Below average

Ipswich 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 Ipswich 251 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Ipswich

A 2

B 878

C 3,970

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,620

E 904

F 46

G 19

Of 9,439 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,260 of the 4,589 sub-C rentals in Ipswich, 93% 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 Ipswich, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	9,439
Socially rented	10,029
Owner occupied	20,686
Median floor area	75 m²

Postcode districts in Ipswich

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Ipswich.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
IP4	Ipswich	2,862	1,579	55%
IP1	Ipswich	2,772	1,540	56%
IP3	Ipswich	2,218	917	41%
IP2	Ipswich	1,832	665	36%