Will your Mole Valley rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,991 of 3,635 privately rented homes in Mole Valley are below EPC C, 55% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Mole Valley compares

About average

Mole Valley sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

55% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Mole Valley 165 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Mole Valley

A 6

B 300

C 1,338

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,328

E 598

F 51

G 14

Of 3,635 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,786 of the 1,991 sub-C rentals in Mole Valley, 90% 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 Mole Valley, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,635
Socially rented	2,554
Owner occupied	15,567
Median floor area	88 m²

Postcode districts in Mole Valley

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Mole Valley.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
RH6	Horley	1,472	680	46%
KT22	Leatherhead	1,369	523	38%
RH4	Dorking	870	519	60%
RH5	Dorking	547	400	73%
KT23	Leatherhead	334	202	60%
KT21	Ashtead	355	196	55%
RH3	Betchworth	134	110	82%