Will your Gateshead rental pass EPC C by 2030?
4,081 of 9,638 privately rented homes in Gateshead are below EPC C, 42% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Gateshead compares
Well below average
Gateshead is in better shape than most of England and Wales.
42% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Gateshead 298 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Gateshead
Of 9,638 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
3,663 of the 4,081 sub-C rentals in Gateshead, 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
| Privately rented | 9,638 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 14,958 |
| Owner occupied | 29,739 |
| Median floor area | 75 m² |
Postcode districts in Gateshead
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Gateshead.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE8 | Gateshead | 4,210 | 1,598 | 38% |
| NE10 | Gateshead | 1,288 | 539 | 42% |
| DH3 | Chester Le Street | 1,090 | 526 | 48% |
| NE9 | Gateshead | 1,008 | 479 | 48% |
| NE16 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 744 | 314 | 42% |
| NE21 | Blaydon-On-Tyne | 596 | 267 | 45% |
| NE11 | Gateshead | 587 | 262 | 45% |
| NE17 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 418 | 216 | 52% |
| NE40 | Ryton | 362 | 193 | 53% |
| NE39 | Rowlands Gill | 188 | 106 | 56% |