Will your Medway rental pass EPC C by 2030?

7,985 of 14,090 privately rented homes in Medway are below EPC C, 57% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Medway compares

Above average

A bigger share of Medway'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 Medway 139 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Medway

A 4

B 501

C 5,600

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 6,571

E 1,314

F 80

G 20

Of 14,090 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,506 of the 7,985 sub-C rentals in Medway, 94% 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 Medway, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	14,090
Socially rented	13,160
Owner occupied	43,121
Median floor area	77 m²

Postcode districts in Medway

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Medway.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
ME7	Gillingham	4,033	2,583	64%
ME4	Chatham	3,119	1,619	52%
ME1	Rochester	1,768	999	56%
ME2	Rochester	1,462	931	64%
ME5	Chatham	1,877	903	48%
ME8	Gillingham	1,531	838	55%
ME3	Rochester	634	312	49%