Will your Isle of Wight rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,632 of 6,438 privately rented homes in Isle of Wight are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Isle of Wight compares

About average

Isle of Wight sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

56% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Isle of Wight 147 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Isle of Wight

A 1

B 218

C 2,587

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,452

E 1,045

F 85

G 50

Of 6,438 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,233 of the 3,632 sub-C rentals in Isle of Wight, 89% 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 Isle of Wight, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,438
Socially rented	4,265
Owner occupied	32,433
Median floor area	80 m²

Postcode districts in Isle of Wight

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Isle of Wight.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
PO33	Ryde	1,878	1,134	60%
PO30	Newport	1,175	607	52%
PO31	Cowes	740	421	57%
PO38	Ventnor	478	349	73%
PO36	Sandown	641	325	51%
PO37	Shanklin	558	292	52%
PO32	East Cowes	376	160	43%
PO40	Freshwater	152	84	55%
PO35	Bembridge	124	80	65%
PO34	Seaview	111	79	71%
PO41	Yarmouth	72	55	76%