Will your Woking rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,450 of 6,163 privately rented homes in Woking are below EPC C, 40% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Woking compares

Well below average

Woking is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

40% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Woking 307 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Woking

A 2

B 977

C 2,734

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,869

E 553

F 20

G 8

Of 6,163 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,281 of the 2,450 sub-C rentals in Woking, 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 Woking, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,163
Socially rented	3,785
Owner occupied	17,520
Median floor area	78 m²

Postcode districts in Woking

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Woking.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
GU21	Woking	3,243	1,215	37%
GU22	Woking	2,295	909	40%
GU24	Woking	697	361	52%
KT14	West Byfleet	526	275	52%