Will your Wealden rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,715 of 4,548 privately rented homes in Wealden are below EPC C, 60% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Wealden compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

60% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Wealden 93 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Wealden

A 3

B 91

C 1,739

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,782

E 800

F 91

G 42

Of 4,548 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,477 of the 2,715 sub-C rentals in Wealden, 91% 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 Wealden, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	4,548
Socially rented	4,196
Owner occupied	30,992
Median floor area	90 m²

Postcode districts in Wealden

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Wealden.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
BN22	Eastbourne	2,392	1,324	55%
BN20	Eastbourne	1,041	664	64%
RH17	Haywards Heath	661	558	84%
BN27	Hailsham	840	438	52%
TN22	Uckfield	701	391	56%
TN6	Crowborough	680	353	52%
TN33	Battle	501	352	70%
BN8	Lewes	372	295	79%
BN26	Polegate	486	290	60%
TN3	Tunbridge Wells	341	281	82%
TN21	Heathfield	436	241	55%
BN24	Pevensey	369	230	62%
TN5	Wadhurst	261	187	72%
RH18	Forest Row	197	154	78%
TN20	Mayfield	108	58	54%