Will your Barnet rental pass EPC C by 2030?

16,134 of 35,088 privately rented homes in Barnet are below EPC C, 46% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Barnet compares

Below average

Barnet is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

46% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Barnet 272 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Barnet

A 9

B 2,629

C 16,316

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 13,119

E 2,815

F 149

G 51

Of 35,088 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

14,168 of the 16,134 sub-C rentals in Barnet, 88% 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 Barnet, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	35,088
Socially rented	15,973
Owner occupied	46,727
Median floor area	73 m²

Postcode districts in Barnet

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Barnet.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
NW2	London	9,262	4,765	51%
HA8	Edgware	5,579	2,804	50%
NW9	London	6,437	2,728	42%
NW11	London	4,560	2,331	51%
NW4	London	4,463	2,134	48%
N3	London	3,228	1,585	49%
N10	London	2,383	1,346	56%
N12	London	3,104	1,341	43%
EN5	Barnet	2,582	1,235	48%
N11	London	2,678	1,231	46%
N14	London	2,320	1,145	49%
N2	London	1,844	953	52%
EN4	Barnet	1,791	871	49%
NW7	London	1,973	868	44%
N20	London	1,211	623	51%