Will your Dartford rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,398 of 5,416 privately rented homes in Dartford are below EPC C, 44% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Dartford compares

Below average

Dartford is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

44% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Dartford 285 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Dartford

A 3

B 461

C 2,554

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,003

E 364

F 24

G 7

Of 5,416 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,281 of the 2,398 sub-C rentals in Dartford, 95% 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 Dartford, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	5,416
Socially rented	3,301
Owner occupied	18,541
Median floor area	75 m²

Postcode districts in Dartford

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Dartford.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
DA1	Dartford	3,265	1,605	49%
DA2	Dartford	767	377	49%
DA9	Greenhithe	1,194	360	30%
DA5	Bexley	531	306	58%
DA3	Longfield	466	267	57%
DA10	Swanscombe	369	211	57%
DA13	Gravesend	269	182	68%
DA4	Dartford	251	140	56%