Will your Norwich rental pass EPC C by 2030?

5,915 of 12,247 privately rented homes in Norwich are below EPC C, 48% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Norwich compares

Below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

48% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Norwich 254 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Norwich

A 4

B 429

C 5,899

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,825

E 1,047

F 28

G 15

Of 12,247 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,502 of the 5,915 sub-C rentals in Norwich, 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 Norwich, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	12,247
Socially rented	12,672
Owner occupied	18,203
Median floor area	71 m²

Postcode districts in Norwich

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Norwich.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
NR2	Norwich	3,315	2,042	62%
NR3	Norwich	3,181	1,660	52%
NR1	Norwich	3,004	1,233	41%
NR4	Norwich	1,191	532	45%
NR5	Norwich	1,713	517	30%
NR7	Norwich	1,015	497	49%
NR6	Norwich	853	379	44%