Will your Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole rental pass EPC C by 2030?
13,870 of 29,674 privately rented homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are below EPC C, 47% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole compares
Below average
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is in better shape than most of England and Wales.
47% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 267 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Of 29,674 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
11,958 of the 13,870 sub-C rentals in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 86% 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 | 29,674 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 12,122 |
| Owner occupied | 73,466 |
| Median floor area | 77 m² |
Postcode districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH1 | Bournemouth | 4,581 | 1,974 | 43% |
| BH9 | Bournemouth | 2,542 | 1,396 | 55% |
| BH8 | Bournemouth | 2,951 | 1,192 | 40% |
| BH23 | Christchurch | 2,196 | 1,152 | 52% |
| BH2 | Bournemouth | 2,082 | 1,029 | 49% |
| BH21 | Wimborne | 1,439 | 978 | 68% |
| BH12 | Poole | 1,941 | 971 | 50% |
| BH6 | Bournemouth | 1,784 | 875 | 49% |
| BH5 | Bournemouth | 1,942 | 861 | 44% |
| BH15 | Poole | 2,172 | 859 | 40% |
| BH14 | Poole | 1,793 | 847 | 47% |
| BH4 | Bournemouth | 1,309 | 602 | 46% |
| BH10 | Bournemouth | 961 | 481 | 50% |
| BH7 | Bournemouth | 916 | 464 | 51% |
| BH17 | Poole | 876 | 375 | 43% |
| BH11 | Bournemouth | 606 | 305 | 50% |
| BH3 | Bournemouth | 443 | 237 | 54% |
| BH16 | Poole | 527 | 226 | 43% |
| BH13 | Poole | 488 | 210 | 43% |
| BH18 | Broadstone | 129 | 80 | 62% |