Will your Lewisham rental pass EPC C by 2030?

11,819 of 24,674 privately rented homes in Lewisham are below EPC C, 48% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Lewisham compares

Below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

48% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Lewisham 260 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Lewisham

A 7

B 1,641

C 11,207

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 9,642

E 2,019

F 94

G 64

Of 24,674 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

10,208 of the 11,819 sub-C rentals in Lewisham, 86% 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 Lewisham, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	24,674
Socially rented	26,152
Owner occupied	38,054
Median floor area	68 m²

Postcode districts in Lewisham

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Lewisham.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SE6	London	4,714	2,581	55%
SE13	London	4,970	1,998	40%
BR1	Bromley	2,949	1,513	51%
SE3	London	2,831	1,491	53%
SE23	London	2,744	1,486	54%
SE16	London	5,391	1,298	24%
SE4	London	2,211	1,241	56%
SE14	London	2,790	1,194	43%
SE26	London	2,155	1,112	52%
SE10	London	3,710	985	27%
SE8	London	3,123	949	30%
SE12	London	1,709	885	52%