Will your Teignbridge rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,203 of 6,865 privately rented homes in Teignbridge are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Teignbridge compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Teignbridge 72 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Teignbridge

A 3

B 133

C 2,526

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,620

E 1,380

F 158

G 45

Of 6,865 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,805 of the 4,203 sub-C rentals in Teignbridge, 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 Teignbridge, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,865
Socially rented	3,252
Owner occupied	24,948
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in Teignbridge

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Teignbridge.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
TQ12	Newton Abbot	2,626	1,498	57%
EX2	Exeter	3,244	1,396	43%
TQ13	Newton Abbot	1,175	830	71%
TQ14	Teignmouth	1,208	745	62%
EX6	Exeter	754	544	72%
EX7	Dawlish	954	499	52%
TQ11	Buckfastleigh	280	198	71%