Will your Westmorland and Furness rental pass EPC C by 2030?

8,269 of 11,882 privately rented homes in Westmorland and Furness are below EPC C, 70% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Westmorland and Furness compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

70% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Westmorland and Furness 12 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Westmorland and Furness

A 16

B 171

C 3,426

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,995

E 2,617

F 471

G 186

Of 11,882 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,656 of the 8,269 sub-C rentals in Westmorland and Furness, 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 Westmorland and Furness, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	11,882
Socially rented	9,315
Owner occupied	44,962
Median floor area	85 m²

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Westmorland and Furness.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
LA14	Barrow-In-Furness	2,882	1,747	61%
LA9	Kendal	1,619	990	61%
CA11	Penrith	1,080	776	72%
LA12	Ulverston	996	712	71%
CA10	Penrith	672	607	90%
LA23	Windermere	779	530	68%
LA6	Carnforth	628	470	75%
LA22	Ambleside	485	393	81%
LA11	Grange-Over-Sands	479	375	78%
LA5	Carnforth	453	343	76%
LA13	Barrow-In-Furness	536	324	60%
LA8	Kendal	347	278	80%
CA12	Keswick	322	242	75%
LA15	Dalton-In-Furness	332	236	71%
CA4	Carlisle	264	208	79%
CA16	Appleby-In-Westmorland	265	196	74%
CA17	Kirkby Stephen	255	196	77%
LA7	Milnthorpe	187	139	74%
LA10	Sedbergh	141	112	79%
CA9	Alston	94	73	78%