Will your Maldon rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,200 of 1,729 privately rented homes in Maldon are below EPC C, 69% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Maldon compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

69% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Maldon 13 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Maldon

A 3

B 15

C 511

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 703

E 422

F 58

G 17

Of 1,729 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,068 of the 1,200 sub-C rentals in Maldon, 89% 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 Maldon, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	1,729
Socially rented	2,047
Owner occupied	11,320
Median floor area	87 m²

Postcode districts in Maldon

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Maldon.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CM3	Chelmsford	1,524	956	63%
CM9	Maldon	1,054	689	65%
CM8	Witham	1,231	610	50%
CM0	Burnham-On-Crouch	491	373	76%