Will your Sevenoaks rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,183 of 3,578 privately rented homes in Sevenoaks are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Sevenoaks compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Sevenoaks 76 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Sevenoaks

A 4

B 119

C 1,272

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,494

E 579

F 76

G 34

Of 3,578 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,001 of the 2,183 sub-C rentals in Sevenoaks, 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 Sevenoaks, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	3,578
Socially rented	3,606
Owner occupied	20,170
Median floor area	88 m²

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Sevenoaks.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
TN13	Sevenoaks	1,061	571	54%
TN15	Sevenoaks	560	383	68%
BR8	Swanley	563	331	59%
TN8	Edenbridge	480	324	68%
TN14	Sevenoaks	418	289	69%
TN11	Tonbridge	410	288	70%
TN3	Tunbridge Wells	341	281	82%
TN16	Westerham	496	273	55%
DA3	Longfield	466	267	57%
DA4	Dartford	251	140	56%