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What the 2030 EPC rules mean for your rental, area by area

Will your Croydon rental pass EPC C by 2030?

15,557 of 28,938 privately rented homes in Croydon are below EPC C, 54% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Croydon compares

About average

Croydon sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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54% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Croydon 177 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Croydon

A 9
B 1,601
C 11,771
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 12,434
E 2,922
F 138
G 63

Of 28,938 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

13,359 of the 15,557 sub-C rentals in Croydon, 86% 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 Croydon, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented28,938
Socially rented16,739
Owner occupied51,965
Median floor area73 m²

Postcode districts in Croydon

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Croydon.

DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
CR0 Croydon 13,558 6,672 49%
SW16 London 8,892 4,648 52%
CR7 Thornton Heath 4,080 2,550 63%
SE25 London 3,963 2,352 59%
CR2 South Croydon 2,818 1,558 55%
SE19 London 2,566 1,345 52%
CR8 Purley 1,470 681 46%
CR5 Coulsdon 734 411 56%

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