Will your Swale rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,422 of 7,561 privately rented homes in Swale are below EPC C, 58% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Swale compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

58% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Swale 107 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Swale

A 15

B 196

C 2,928

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,201

E 1,066

F 108

G 47

Of 7,561 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,111 of the 4,422 sub-C rentals in Swale, 93% 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 Swale, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	7,561
Socially rented	5,980
Owner occupied	23,126
Median floor area	81 m²

Postcode districts in Swale

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Swale.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
ME12	Sheerness	2,624	1,610	61%
ME10	Sittingbourne	2,551	1,272	50%
ME13	Faversham	1,301	848	65%
ME9	Sittingbourne	892	614	69%
ME11	Queenborough	270	152	56%