Will your Hackney rental pass EPC C by 2030?

10,809 of 29,431 privately rented homes in Hackney are below EPC C, 37% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Hackney compares

Well below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

37% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Hackney 312 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Hackney

A 17

B 2,723

C 15,882

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 8,769

E 1,892

F 103

G 45

Of 29,431 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

9,170 of the 10,809 sub-C rentals in Hackney, 85% 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 Hackney, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	29,431
Socially rented	21,611
Owner occupied	22,635
Median floor area	64 m²

Postcode districts in Hackney

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Hackney.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
N1	London	11,885	4,216	35%
N16	London	7,927	3,497	44%
N4	London	7,163	3,363	47%
E5	London	5,303	2,105	40%
E2	London	5,661	1,983	35%
E8	London	4,988	1,807	36%
E9	London	3,397	1,271	37%
EC1V	London	1,990	447	22%
EC2A	London	629	182	29%