Will your Lancaster rental pass EPC C by 2030?

5,795 of 9,284 privately rented homes in Lancaster are below EPC C, 62% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Lancaster compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

62% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Lancaster 56 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Lancaster

A 7

B 261

C 3,221

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,170

E 1,443

F 129

G 53

Of 9,284 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,400 of the 5,795 sub-C rentals in Lancaster, 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

All tenures in Lancaster, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	9,284
Socially rented	3,229
Owner occupied	24,713
Median floor area	82 m²

Postcode districts in Lancaster

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Lancaster.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
LA1	Lancaster	3,797	2,168	57%
LA4	Morecambe	2,316	1,481	64%
LA3	Morecambe	2,016	1,262	63%
LA2	Lancaster	750	575	77%
LA6	Carnforth	628	470	75%
LA5	Carnforth	453	343	76%