Will your Cumberland rental pass EPC C by 2030?

5,601 of 8,205 privately rented homes in Cumberland are below EPC C, 68% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Cumberland compares

Well above average

A bigger share of Cumberland's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

68% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Cumberland 17 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Cumberland

A 5

B 142

C 2,457

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,460

E 1,678

F 334

G 129

Of 8,205 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,172 of the 5,601 sub-C rentals in Cumberland, 92% 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 Cumberland, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	8,205
Socially rented	16,519
Owner occupied	50,261
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in Cumberland

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Cumberland.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CA2	Carlisle	1,436	837	58%
CA1	Carlisle	1,244	728	59%
CA14	Workington	804	586	73%
CA7	Wigton	506	400	79%
CA28	Whitehaven	587	399	68%
CA13	Cockermouth	500	351	70%
CA8	Brampton	436	332	76%
CA6	Carlisle	327	296	91%
CA12	Keswick	322	242	75%
CA15	Maryport	346	235	68%
CA3	Carlisle	393	235	60%
CA4	Carlisle	264	208	79%
LA18	Millom	272	208	76%
CA5	Carlisle	188	156	83%
CA22	Egremont	154	101	66%
CA20	Seascale	104	87	84%
CA25	Cleator Moor	121	81	67%
CA26	Frizington	93	55	59%
LA20	Broughton-In-Furness	61	52	85%