Will your Dover rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,403 of 5,779 privately rented homes in Dover are below EPC C, 59% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Dover compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

59% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Dover 103 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Dover

A 3

B 113

C 2,260

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,479

E 822

F 68

G 34

Of 5,779 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,129 of the 3,403 sub-C rentals in Dover, 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 Dover, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	5,779
Socially rented	6,133
Owner occupied	20,572
Median floor area	80 m²

Postcode districts in Dover

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Dover.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CT14	Deal	1,607	922	57%
CT17	Dover	1,679	905	54%
CT16	Dover	1,263	738	58%
CT3	Canterbury	569	408	72%
CT15	Dover	481	310	64%
CT13	Sandwich	360	242	67%
CT18	Folkestone	376	142	38%