Will your Thanet rental pass EPC C by 2030?

6,379 of 10,807 privately rented homes in Thanet are below EPC C, 59% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Thanet compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

59% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Thanet 101 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Thanet

A 4

B 226

C 4,198

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,669

E 1,575

F 94

G 41

Of 10,807 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,750 of the 6,379 sub-C rentals in Thanet, 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 Thanet, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	10,807
Socially rented	6,844
Owner occupied	27,206
Median floor area	78 m²

Postcode districts in Thanet

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Thanet.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CT9	Margate	4,817	2,793	58%
CT11	Ramsgate	2,842	1,682	59%
CT10	Broadstairs	1,296	818	63%
CT8	Westgate-On-Sea	698	409	59%
CT12	Ramsgate	611	344	56%
CT7	Birchington	544	334	61%