Will your Rochford rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,415 of 2,480 privately rented homes in Rochford are below EPC C, 57% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Rochford compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

57% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Rochford 129 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Rochford

A 0

B 61

C 1,004

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,025

E 335

F 39

G 16

Of 2,480 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,310 of the 1,415 sub-C rentals in Rochford, 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 Rochford, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	2,480
Socially rented	1,898
Owner occupied	14,290
Median floor area	87 m²

Postcode districts in Rochford

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Rochford.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SS3	Southend-On-Sea	1,298	728	56%
SS6	Rayleigh	970	528	54%
SS4	Rochford	846	447	53%
SS5	Hockley	402	244	61%