Will your North Hertfordshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,188 of 6,718 privately rented homes in North Hertfordshire are below EPC C, 47% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How North Hertfordshire compares

Below average

North Hertfordshire is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

47% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks North Hertfordshire 265 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in North Hertfordshire

A 1

B 277

C 3,252

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,272

E 826

F 68

G 22

Of 6,718 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,934 of the 3,188 sub-C rentals in North Hertfordshire, 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 North Hertfordshire, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,718
Socially rented	7,197
Owner occupied	21,253
Median floor area	80 m²

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside North Hertfordshire.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SG1	Stevenage	2,637	995	38%
SG5	Hitchin	1,795	875	49%
SG8	Royston	1,474	809	55%
SG4	Hitchin	1,644	807	49%
SG6	Letchworth Garden City	1,492	655	44%
SG7	Baldock	762	404	53%
SG16	Henlow	315	211	67%
SG9	Buntingford	246	183	74%
AL6	Welwyn	291	159	55%
SG3	Knebworth	333	147	44%