Will your Brighton and Hove rental pass EPC C by 2030?

15,665 of 28,873 privately rented homes in Brighton and Hove are below EPC C, 54% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Brighton and Hove compares

About average

Brighton and Hove sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

54% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Brighton and Hove 170 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Brighton and Hove

A 8

B 1,063

C 12,137

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 11,864

E 3,579

F 166

G 56

Of 28,873 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

14,170 of the 15,665 sub-C rentals in Brighton and Hove, 90% 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 Brighton and Hove, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	28,873
Socially rented	11,378
Owner occupied	46,976
Median floor area	71 m²

Postcode districts in Brighton and Hove

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Brighton and Hove.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
BN3	Hove	10,258	5,796	56%
BN1	Brighton	9,207	4,969	54%
BN2	Brighton	8,678	4,473	52%
BN41	Brighton	893	521	58%