Will your Peterborough rental pass EPC C by 2030?

7,681 of 16,162 privately rented homes in Peterborough are below EPC C, 48% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Peterborough compares

Below average

Peterborough 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 Peterborough 264 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Peterborough

A 9

B 571

C 7,901

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 5,969

E 1,599

F 88

G 25

Of 16,162 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,344 of the 7,681 sub-C rentals in Peterborough, 96% 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 Peterborough, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	16,162
Socially rented	12,612
Owner occupied	28,307
Median floor area	81 m²

Postcode districts in Peterborough

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Peterborough.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
PE1	Peterborough	5,859	3,514	60%
PE2	Peterborough	4,121	1,664	40%
PE9	Stamford	1,740	1,067	61%
PE3	Peterborough	2,347	887	38%
PE7	Peterborough	2,419	842	35%
PE8	Peterborough	1,272	831	65%
PE4	Peterborough	1,694	801	47%
PE6	Peterborough	1,412	796	56%
PE5	Peterborough	72	56	78%