Will your Southend-on-Sea rental pass EPC C by 2030?

9,937 of 15,020 privately rented homes in Southend-on-Sea are below EPC C, 66% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Southend-on-Sea compares

Well above average

A bigger share of Southend-on-Sea's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

66% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Southend-on-Sea 25 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Southend-on-Sea

A 3

B 406

C 4,674

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 7,607

E 2,193

F 105

G 32

Of 15,020 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

8,824 of the 9,937 sub-C rentals in Southend-on-Sea, 89% 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 Southend-on-Sea, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	15,020
Socially rented	5,828
Owner occupied	28,791
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Southend-on-Sea.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SS0	Westcliff-On-Sea	5,221	3,597	69%
SS1	Southend-On-Sea	3,423	2,118	62%
SS9	Leigh-On-Sea	2,669	1,902	71%
SS2	Southend-On-Sea	2,668	1,788	67%
SS3	Southend-On-Sea	1,298	728	56%