Will your Newport rental pass EPC C by 2030?
2,394 of 4,280 privately rented homes in Newport are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Newport compares
About average
Newport sits close to the England and Wales figure.
56% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Newport 151 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Newport
Of 4,280 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
2,233 of the 2,394 sub-C rentals in Newport, 93% 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 | 4,280 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 7,339 |
| Owner occupied | 27,207 |
| Median floor area | 82 m² |
Postcode districts in Newport
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Newport.