Will your Newham rental pass EPC C by 2030?

18,230 of 37,941 privately rented homes in Newham are below EPC C, 48% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Newham compares

Below average

Newham 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 Newham 257 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Newham

A 4

B 4,174

C 15,533

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 15,873

E 2,231

F 98

G 28

Of 37,941 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

16,336 of the 18,230 sub-C rentals in Newham, 90% 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 Newham, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	37,941
Socially rented	19,903
Owner occupied	23,908
Median floor area	71 m²

Postcode districts in Newham

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Newham.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
E6	London	8,232	4,926	60%
E7	London	6,073	3,979	66%
E13	London	4,938	2,953	60%
E15	London	6,724	2,878	43%
E12	London	4,402	2,662	60%
E16	London	7,082	1,542	22%