Will your Eastbourne rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,395 of 8,819 privately rented homes in Eastbourne are below EPC C, 50% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Eastbourne compares

About average

Eastbourne sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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50% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Eastbourne 231 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Eastbourne

A 7

B 351

C 4,066

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,369

E 971

F 49

G 6

Of 8,819 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,965 of the 4,395 sub-C rentals in Eastbourne, 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 Eastbourne, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	8,819
Socially rented	3,498
Owner occupied	19,467
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Eastbourne

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Eastbourne.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
BN21	Eastbourne	3,841	2,054	53%
BN22	Eastbourne	2,392	1,324	55%
BN20	Eastbourne	1,041	664	64%
BN23	Eastbourne	1,781	521	29%