Will your Maidstone rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,945 of 8,086 privately rented homes in Maidstone are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Maidstone compares

Below average

Maidstone is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

49% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Maidstone 245 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Maidstone

A 4

B 503

C 3,634

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,863

E 1,011

F 54

G 17

Of 8,086 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,639 of the 3,945 sub-C rentals in Maidstone, 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 Maidstone, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	8,086
Socially rented	8,076
Owner occupied	27,511
Median floor area	81 m²

Postcode districts in Maidstone

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Maidstone.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
ME14	Maidstone	2,117	1,056	50%
ME15	Maidstone	2,168	949	44%
ME5	Chatham	1,877	903	48%
ME16	Maidstone	2,093	838	40%
TN12	Tonbridge	992	651	66%
ME17	Maidstone	787	508	65%
TN27	Ashford	337	222	66%
ME18	Maidstone	251	208	83%