Will your Lambeth rental pass EPC C by 2030?

14,818 of 32,409 privately rented homes in Lambeth are below EPC C, 46% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Lambeth compares

Below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

46% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Lambeth 274 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Lambeth

A 3

B 1,800

C 15,788

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 12,203

E 2,437

F 111

G 67

Of 32,409 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

12,499 of the 14,818 sub-C rentals in Lambeth, 84% 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 Lambeth, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	32,409
Socially rented	31,607
Owner occupied	37,543
Median floor area	66 m²

Postcode districts in Lambeth

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Lambeth.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SW16	London	8,892	4,648	52%
SW2	London	5,498	2,803	51%
SE1	London	10,152	2,592	26%
SW4	London	4,688	2,207	47%
SE5	London	3,845	1,878	49%
SW9	London	4,578	1,799	39%
SW12	London	3,391	1,721	51%
SW8	London	4,414	1,529	35%
SE19	London	2,566	1,345	52%
SE27	London	1,857	1,003	54%
SE24	London	1,432	847	59%
SE11	London	1,670	633	38%
SE21	London	942	558	59%