Will your Luton rental pass EPC C by 2030?

9,045 of 16,843 privately rented homes in Luton are below EPC C, 54% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Luton compares

About average

Luton sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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54% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Luton 183 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Luton

A 1

B 439

C 7,358

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 7,216

E 1,746

F 70

G 13

Of 16,843 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

8,411 of the 9,045 sub-C rentals in Luton, 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 Luton, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	16,843
Socially rented	8,110
Owner occupied	25,199
Median floor area	73 m²

Postcode districts in Luton

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Luton.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
LU1	Luton	5,957	3,103	52%
LU2	Luton	4,515	2,436	54%
LU3	Luton	3,726	2,017	54%
LU4	Luton	3,004	1,704	57%