Will your Greenwich rental pass EPC C by 2030?

8,038 of 20,039 privately rented homes in Greenwich are below EPC C, 40% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Greenwich compares

Well below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

40% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Greenwich 305 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Greenwich

A 10

B 2,981

C 9,010

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 6,727

E 1,216

F 70

G 25

Of 20,039 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,174 of the 8,038 sub-C rentals in Greenwich, 89% 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 Greenwich, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	20,039
Socially rented	16,155
Owner occupied	34,815
Median floor area	72 m²

Postcode districts in Greenwich

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Greenwich.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SE18	London	6,904	3,048	44%
SE3	London	2,831	1,491	53%
SE9	London	2,446	1,273	52%
SE10	London	3,710	985	27%
SE8	London	3,123	949	30%
SE12	London	1,709	885	52%
SE2	London	1,547	815	53%
SE7	London	1,120	592	53%
SE28	London	2,489	560	23%