Will your Uttlesford rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,816 of 2,881 privately rented homes in Uttlesford are below EPC C, 63% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Uttlesford compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

63% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Uttlesford 51 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Uttlesford

A 0

B 98

C 967

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,058

E 677

F 62

G 19

Of 2,881 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,630 of the 1,816 sub-C rentals in Uttlesford, 90% 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 Uttlesford, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	2,881
Socially rented	3,106
Owner occupied	14,381
Median floor area	95 m²

Postcode districts in Uttlesford

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Uttlesford.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CM6	Dunmow	826	459	56%
CB10	Saffron Walden	557	395	71%
CB11	Saffron Walden	553	359	65%
CM22	Bishop'S Stortford	513	345	67%
CM24	Stansted	376	195	52%