Will your Canterbury rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,695 of 9,465 privately rented homes in Canterbury are below EPC C, 50% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Canterbury compares

About average

Canterbury sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

50% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Canterbury 235 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Canterbury

A 7

B 477

C 4,286

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,576

E 1,043

F 56

G 20

Of 9,465 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,373 of the 4,695 sub-C rentals in Canterbury, 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 Canterbury, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	9,465
Socially rented	5,576
Owner occupied	26,188
Median floor area	81 m²

Postcode districts in Canterbury

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Canterbury.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CT1	Canterbury	3,176	1,515	48%
CT6	Herne Bay	1,848	1,036	56%
CT2	Canterbury	2,458	1,017	41%
CT5	Whitstable	1,283	650	51%
CT4	Canterbury	689	500	73%
CT3	Canterbury	569	408	72%