Will your Torbay rental pass EPC C by 2030?

7,135 of 12,002 privately rented homes in Torbay are below EPC C, 59% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Torbay compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

59% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Torbay 96 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Torbay

A 3

B 222

C 4,642

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,963

E 1,967

F 149

G 56

Of 12,002 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

6,279 of the 7,135 sub-C rentals in Torbay, 88% 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 Torbay, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	12,002
Socially rented	3,225
Owner occupied	27,647
Median floor area	78 m²

Postcode districts in Torbay

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Torbay.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
TQ1	Torquay	4,165	2,514	60%
TQ2	Torquay	3,233	1,750	54%
TQ3	Paignton	2,149	1,317	61%
TQ4	Paignton	1,486	883	59%
TQ5	Brixham	1,077	763	71%