Will your Islington rental pass EPC C by 2030?

10,905 of 27,301 privately rented homes in Islington are below EPC C, 40% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Islington compares

Well below average

Islington 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 Islington 306 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Islington

A 2

B 2,770

C 13,624

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 9,074

E 1,719

F 88

G 24

Of 27,301 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

9,466 of the 10,905 sub-C rentals in Islington, 87% 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 Islington, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	27,301
Socially rented	21,755
Owner occupied	23,809
Median floor area	63 m²

Postcode districts in Islington

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Islington.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
N1	London	11,885	4,216	35%
N4	London	7,163	3,363	47%
N7	London	6,530	2,486	38%
N19	London	3,757	1,794	48%
N5	London	3,278	1,396	43%
EC1V	London	1,990	447	22%
WC1X	London	1,063	381	36%
EC1R	London	740	268	36%
EC2A	London	629	182	29%
EC1Y	London	447	135	30%
EC1M	London	432	121	28%
EC1A	London	340	91	27%