Will your Folkestone and Hythe rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,606 of 6,267 privately rented homes in Folkestone and Hythe are below EPC C, 58% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Folkestone and Hythe compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

58% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Folkestone and Hythe 123 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Folkestone and Hythe

A 7

B 163

C 2,491

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,602

E 888

F 81

G 35

Of 6,267 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,183 of the 3,606 sub-C rentals in Folkestone and Hythe, 88% 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 Folkestone and Hythe, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,267
Socially rented	4,636
Owner occupied	21,801
Median floor area	83 m²

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Folkestone and Hythe.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CT20	Folkestone	2,883	1,536	53%
CT19	Folkestone	1,500	952	63%
CT4	Canterbury	689	500	73%
CT21	Hythe	738	437	59%
TN25	Ashford	555	339	61%
TN29	Romney Marsh	373	257	69%
TN28	New Romney	282	172	61%
CT18	Folkestone	376	142	38%