Will your Fareham rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,691 of 3,875 privately rented homes in Fareham are below EPC C, 44% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Fareham compares

Below average

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

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44% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Fareham 289 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Fareham

A 1

B 156

C 2,027

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,395

E 269

F 23

G 4

Of 3,875 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,571 of the 1,691 sub-C rentals in Fareham, 93% 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 Fareham, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,875
Socially rented	2,814
Owner occupied	20,171
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in Fareham

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Fareham.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SO31	Southampton	1,671	647	39%
PO16	Fareham	1,167	604	52%
PO14	Fareham	1,259	529	42%
PO17	Fareham	398	278	70%
PO15	Fareham	850	265	31%