Will your Guildford rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,889 of 7,189 privately rented homes in Guildford are below EPC C, 54% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Guildford compares

About average

Guildford sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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54% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Guildford 172 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Guildford

A 1

B 290

C 3,009

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,878

E 944

F 45

G 22

Of 7,189 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,594 of the 3,889 sub-C rentals in Guildford, 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 Guildford, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	7,189
Socially rented	6,288
Owner occupied	22,800
Median floor area	85 m²

Postcode districts in Guildford

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Guildford.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
GU1	Guildford	2,625	1,334	51%
GU2	Guildford	2,048	1,074	52%
GU12	Aldershot	932	428	46%
RH5	Dorking	547	400	73%
GU4	Guildford	766	398	52%
GU24	Woking	697	361	52%
GU10	Farnham	530	329	62%
GU5	Guildford	374	291	78%
GU3	Guildford	282	208	74%
GU23	Woking	213	165	77%
KT24	Leatherhead	202	113	56%