Will your Northumberland rental pass EPC C by 2030?
8,212 of 13,499 privately rented homes in Northumberland are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Northumberland compares
Above average
A bigger share of Northumberland's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Northumberland 78 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Northumberland
Of 13,499 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
7,667 of the 8,212 sub-C rentals in Northumberland, 93% 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 | 13,499 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 17,614 |
| Owner occupied | 59,210 |
| Median floor area | 84 m² |
Postcode districts in Northumberland
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Northumberland.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE66 | Alnwick | 1,168 | 834 | 71% |
| NE24 | Blyth | 1,448 | 768 | 53% |
| NE61 | Morpeth | 1,242 | 746 | 60% |
| NE15 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 1,533 | 705 | 46% |
| NE63 | Ashington | 1,820 | 696 | 38% |
| NE23 | Cramlington | 1,105 | 563 | 51% |
| NE65 | Morpeth | 787 | 479 | 61% |
| NE26 | Whitley Bay | 779 | 424 | 54% |
| TD15 | Berwick-Upon-Tweed | 565 | 422 | 75% |
| NE46 | Hexham | 597 | 386 | 65% |
| NE25 | Whitley Bay | 783 | 363 | 46% |
| CA8 | Brampton | 436 | 332 | 76% |
| NE47 | Hexham | 355 | 331 | 93% |
| NE22 | Bedlington | 664 | 289 | 44% |
| NE48 | Hexham | 284 | 250 | 88% |
| NE20 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 343 | 239 | 70% |
| NE71 | Wooler | 221 | 187 | 85% |
| NE62 | Choppington | 368 | 181 | 49% |
| NE42 | Prudhoe | 323 | 160 | 50% |
| NE43 | Stocksfield | 179 | 154 | 86% |