Will your Tunbridge Wells rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,539 of 5,785 privately rented homes in Tunbridge Wells are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Tunbridge Wells compares

Above average

A bigger share of Tunbridge Wells'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 Tunbridge Wells 73 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Tunbridge Wells

A 2

B 187

C 2,057

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,346

E 1,057

F 97

G 39

Of 5,785 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,144 of the 3,539 sub-C rentals in Tunbridge Wells, 89% 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 Tunbridge Wells, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	5,785
Socially rented	4,959
Owner occupied	20,242
Median floor area	83 m²

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Tunbridge Wells.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
TN1	Tunbridge Wells	1,602	986	62%
TN4	Tunbridge Wells	1,550	885	57%
TN12	Tonbridge	992	651	66%
TN2	Tunbridge Wells	1,111	544	49%
TN17	Cranbrook	614	488	79%
TN3	Tunbridge Wells	341	281	82%
TN18	Cranbrook	263	177	67%