Will your Hastings rental pass EPC C by 2030?

5,067 of 9,371 privately rented homes in Hastings are below EPC C, 54% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Hastings compares

About average

Hastings 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 Hastings 173 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Hastings

A 3

B 188

C 4,113

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,713

E 1,255

F 68

G 31

Of 9,371 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,662 of the 5,067 sub-C rentals in Hastings, 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 Hastings, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	9,371
Socially rented	4,874
Owner occupied	14,936
Median floor area	75 m²

Postcode districts in Hastings

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Hastings.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
TN34	Hastings	3,463	1,986	57%
TN38	St. Leonards-On-Sea	2,718	1,375	51%
TN37	St. Leonards-On-Sea	2,469	1,304	53%
TN35	Hastings	869	500	58%