Will your South Cambridgeshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,930 of 6,023 privately rented homes in South Cambridgeshire are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How South Cambridgeshire compares

Below average

South Cambridgeshire is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

49% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks South Cambridgeshire 250 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in South Cambridgeshire

A 50

B 302

C 2,741

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,954

E 861

F 88

G 27

Of 6,023 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,738 of the 2,930 sub-C rentals in South Cambridgeshire, 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 South Cambridgeshire, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,023
Socially rented	7,421
Owner occupied	24,991
Median floor area	90 m²

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside South Cambridgeshire.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CB1	Cambridge	4,899	2,273	46%
CB4	Cambridge	3,615	1,477	41%
SG8	Royston	1,474	809	55%
CB24	Cambridge	1,263	596	47%
SG19	Sandy	932	523	56%
CB3	Cambridge	1,262	513	41%
CB22	Cambridge	752	460	61%
CB23	Cambridge	1,367	460	34%
CB2	Cambridge	1,556	454	29%
CB25	Cambridge	738	425	58%
CB5	Cambridge	1,051	421	40%
CB10	Saffron Walden	557	395	71%
CB21	Cambridge	477	345	72%