Will your Middlesbrough rental pass EPC C by 2030?
5,469 of 9,329 privately rented homes in Middlesbrough are below EPC C, 59% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Middlesbrough compares
Above average
A bigger share of Middlesbrough's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
59% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Middlesbrough 105 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Middlesbrough
Of 9,329 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
5,271 of the 5,469 sub-C rentals in Middlesbrough, 96% 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 | 9,329 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 12,555 |
| Owner occupied | 20,328 |
| Median floor area | 78 m² |
Postcode districts in Middlesbrough
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Middlesbrough.