Will your Bath and North East Somerset rental pass EPC C by 2030?
7,324 of 12,232 privately rented homes in Bath and North East Somerset are below EPC C, 60% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Bath and North East Somerset compares
Above average
A bigger share of Bath and North East Somerset's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
60% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Bath and North East Somerset 92 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Bath and North East Somerset
Of 12,232 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
6,773 of the 7,324 sub-C rentals in Bath and North East Somerset, 92% 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
| Privately rented | 12,232 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 9,484 |
| Owner occupied | 28,163 |
| Median floor area | 83 m² |
Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Bath and North East Somerset.