Will your Rother rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,920 of 4,689 privately rented homes in Rother are below EPC C, 62% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Rother compares

Above average

A bigger share of Rother's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

62% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Rother 59 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Rother

A 5

B 105

C 1,659

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,922

E 874

F 89

G 35

Of 4,689 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,559 of the 2,920 sub-C rentals in Rother, 88% 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 Rother, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	4,689
Socially rented	3,249
Owner occupied	19,804
Median floor area	87 m²

Postcode districts in Rother

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Rother.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
TN40	Bexhill-On-Sea	1,619	930	57%
TN39	Bexhill-On-Sea	1,432	821	57%
TN35	Hastings	869	500	58%
TN31	Rye	517	374	72%
TN33	Battle	501	352	70%
TN5	Wadhurst	261	187	72%
TN32	Robertsbridge	159	137	86%
TN19	Etchingham	128	94	73%
TN36	Winchelsea	116	59	51%