Will your Lewes rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,035 of 3,660 privately rented homes in Lewes are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Lewes compares

About average

Lewes 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 Lewes 155 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Lewes

A 3

B 136

C 1,486

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,419

E 551

F 44

G 21

Of 3,660 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,876 of the 2,035 sub-C rentals in Lewes, 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 Lewes, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,660
Socially rented	2,942
Owner occupied	20,176
Median floor area	83 m²

Postcode districts in Lewes

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Lewes.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
RH17	Haywards Heath	661	558	84%
BN25	Seaford	863	451	52%
BN9	Newhaven	775	418	54%
BN7	Lewes	643	406	63%
BN10	Peacehaven	867	396	46%
BN6	Hassocks	484	335	69%
BN8	Lewes	372	295	79%