Will your Adur rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,180 of 2,033 privately rented homes in Adur are below EPC C, 58% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Adur compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

58% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Adur 115 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Adur

A 0

B 82

C 771

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 849

E 303

F 23

G 5

Of 2,033 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,040 of the 1,180 sub-C rentals in Adur, 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

All tenures in Adur, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	2,033
Socially rented	2,430
Owner occupied	11,796
Median floor area	78 m²

Postcode districts in Adur

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Adur.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
BN15	Lancing	843	567	67%
BN41	Brighton	893	521	58%
BN43	Shoreham-By-Sea	847	415	49%
BN42	Brighton	278	172	62%