Will your North Tyneside rental pass EPC C by 2030?
3,756 of 8,777 privately rented homes in North Tyneside are below EPC C, 43% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How North Tyneside compares
Well below average
North Tyneside is in better shape than most of England and Wales.
43% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks North Tyneside 295 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in North Tyneside
Of 8,777 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
3,293 of the 3,756 sub-C rentals in North Tyneside, 88% 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 | 8,777 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 13,007 |
| Owner occupied | 36,656 |
| Median floor area | 79 m² |
Postcode districts in North Tyneside
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside North Tyneside.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE28 | Wallsend | 2,473 | 1,027 | 42% |
| NE29 | North Shields | 2,106 | 851 | 40% |
| NE23 | Cramlington | 1,105 | 563 | 51% |
| NE30 | North Shields | 980 | 521 | 53% |
| NE26 | Whitley Bay | 779 | 424 | 54% |
| NE12 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 1,177 | 417 | 35% |
| NE25 | Whitley Bay | 783 | 363 | 46% |
| NE7 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 624 | 272 | 44% |
| NE13 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 498 | 203 | 41% |
| NE27 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 431 | 151 | 35% |