Will your St Albans rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,403 of 6,897 privately rented homes in St Albans are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How St Albans compares

Below average

St Albans is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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49% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks St Albans 237 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in St Albans

A 0

B 412

C 3,082

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,587

E 776

F 29

G 11

Of 6,897 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,111 of the 3,403 sub-C rentals in St Albans, 91% 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 St Albans, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,897
Socially rented	5,982
Owner occupied	22,719
Median floor area	85 m²

Postcode districts in St Albans

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside St Albans.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
AL1	St. Albans	2,909	1,303	45%
AL3	St. Albans	1,138	691	61%
AL5	Harpenden	1,122	575	51%
AL2	St. Albans	967	474	49%
AL4	St. Albans	879	428	49%
WD7	Radlett	517	255	49%