Will your Tendring rental pass EPC C by 2030?

5,708 of 8,591 privately rented homes in Tendring are below EPC C, 66% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Tendring compares

Well above average

A bigger share of Tendring'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 Tendring 23 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Tendring

A 4

B 160

C 2,719

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,860

E 1,691

F 116

G 41

Of 8,591 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,248 of the 5,708 sub-C rentals in Tendring, 92% 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 Tendring, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	8,591
Socially rented	2,899
Owner occupied	29,977
Median floor area	80 m²

Postcode districts in Tendring

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Tendring.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CO15	Clacton-On-Sea	3,853	2,580	67%
CO7	Colchester	1,376	919	67%
CO12	Harwich	1,306	862	66%
CO16	Clacton-On-Sea	1,114	724	65%
CO13	Frinton-On-Sea	661	449	68%
CO14	Walton On The Naze	511	358	70%
CO11	Manningtree	466	287	62%