Will your Somerset rental pass EPC C by 2030?

15,915 of 29,357 privately rented homes in Somerset are below EPC C, 54% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Somerset compares

About average

Somerset sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

54% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Somerset 171 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Somerset

A 71

B 1,051

C 12,320

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 9,837

E 5,297

F 565

G 216

Of 29,357 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

14,626 of the 15,915 sub-C rentals in 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

All tenures in Somerset, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	29,357
Socially rented	27,165
Owner occupied	95,288
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in Somerset

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Somerset.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
TA1	Taunton	3,327	1,596	48%
TA6	Bridgwater	3,568	1,444	40%
TA24	Minehead	1,413	1,072	76%
BA11	Frome	1,872	888	47%
BA3	Radstock	1,389	826	59%
DT9	Sherborne	1,062	810	76%
BA21	Yeovil	1,937	750	39%
TA2	Taunton	1,637	697	43%
BA5	Wells	1,027	630	61%
BA4	Shepton Mallet	1,107	629	57%
TA4	Taunton	939	601	64%
TA20	Chard	1,006	573	57%
TA21	Wellington	936	557	60%
BA6	Glastonbury	804	457	57%
BA22	Yeovil	797	444	56%
BA20	Yeovil	842	394	47%
TA8	Burnham-On-Sea	656	394	60%
TA5	Bridgwater	571	392	69%
BA16	Street	756	379	50%
TA19	Ilminster	564	344	61%