Will your Chichester rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,926 of 6,887 privately rented homes in Chichester are below EPC C, 57% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Chichester compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

57% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Chichester 130 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Chichester

A 7

B 253

C 2,701

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,313

E 1,344

F 176

G 93

Of 6,887 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,619 of the 3,926 sub-C rentals in Chichester, 92% 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 Chichester, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,887
Socially rented	4,890
Owner occupied	21,449
Median floor area	87 m²

Postcode districts in Chichester

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Chichester.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
PO19	Chichester	2,746	1,126	41%
PO20	Chichester	1,556	857	55%
PO18	Chichester	768	565	74%
GU29	Midhurst	651	467	72%
PO10	Emsworth	821	461	56%
RH20	Pulborough	561	402	72%
GU28	Petworth	385	356	92%
GU27	Haslemere	607	310	51%
GU31	Petersfield	439	262	60%
RH14	Billingshurst	393	235	60%
GU33	Liss	319	218	68%
GU30	Liphook	274	145	53%