Will your Epsom and Ewell rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,557 of 3,243 privately rented homes in Epsom and Ewell are below EPC C, 48% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Epsom and Ewell compares

Below average

Epsom and Ewell is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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48% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Epsom and Ewell 258 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Epsom and Ewell

A 1

B 173

C 1,512

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,208

E 322

F 17

G 10

Of 3,243 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,422 of the 1,557 sub-C rentals in Epsom and Ewell, 91% 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 Epsom and Ewell, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,243
Socially rented	2,458
Owner occupied	12,249
Median floor area	85 m²

Postcode districts in Epsom and Ewell

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Epsom and Ewell.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
KT4	Worcester Park	1,263	686	54%
KT19	Epsom	1,358	666	49%
KT17	Epsom	1,130	502	44%
KT18	Epsom	675	346	51%