Will your Horsham rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,650 of 4,683 privately rented homes in Horsham are below EPC C, 57% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Horsham compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

57% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Horsham 142 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Horsham

A 0

B 150

C 1,883

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,743

E 812

F 61

G 34

Of 4,683 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,436 of the 2,650 sub-C rentals in Horsham, 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 Horsham, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	4,683
Socially rented	3,783
Owner occupied	25,304
Median floor area	87 m²

Postcode districts in Horsham

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Horsham.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
RH12	Horsham	1,880	925	49%
RH13	Horsham	1,337	771	58%
RH20	Pulborough	561	402	72%
BN44	Steyning	387	263	68%
RH14	Billingshurst	393	235	60%
BN5	Henfield	258	175	68%