Will your Kensington and Chelsea rental pass EPC C by 2030?

11,521 of 24,298 privately rented homes in Kensington and Chelsea are below EPC C, 47% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Kensington and Chelsea compares

Below average

Kensington and Chelsea is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

47% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Kensington and Chelsea 266 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Kensington and Chelsea

A 4

B 900

C 11,873

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 8,882

E 2,481

F 116

G 42

Of 24,298 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

9,990 of the 11,521 sub-C rentals in Kensington and Chelsea, 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 Kensington and Chelsea, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	24,298
Socially rented	10,582
Owner occupied	26,706
Median floor area	70 m²

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Kensington and Chelsea.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
W2	London	9,796	4,180	43%
W14	London	5,952	2,533	43%
SW7	London	3,747	1,853	49%
SW3	London	4,002	1,831	46%
W11	London	3,542	1,749	49%
W8	London	3,240	1,575	49%
SW5	London	3,295	1,549	47%
SW10	London	2,413	1,174	49%
W10	London	2,317	1,112	48%
SW1X	London	1,390	640	46%
SW1W	London	1,451	544	37%