Will your East Riding of Yorkshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?
10,403 of 17,066 privately rented homes in East Riding of Yorkshire are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How East Riding of Yorkshire compares
Above average
A bigger share of East Riding of Yorkshire's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks East Riding of Yorkshire 77 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in East Riding of Yorkshire
Of 17,066 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
9,562 of the 10,403 sub-C rentals in East Riding of Yorkshire, 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
| Privately rented | 17,066 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 11,250 |
| Owner occupied | 64,800 |
| Median floor area | 86 m² |
Postcode districts in East Riding of Yorkshire
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside East Riding of Yorkshire.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN14 | Goole | 2,668 | 1,687 | 63% |
| YO15 | Bridlington | 2,202 | 1,478 | 67% |
| YO25 | Driffield | 1,742 | 1,214 | 70% |
| HU17 | Beverley | 2,125 | 1,109 | 52% |
| YO16 | Bridlington | 1,479 | 876 | 59% |
| HU4 | Hull | 1,167 | 697 | 60% |
| HU12 | Hull | 988 | 598 | 61% |
| HU13 | Hessle | 852 | 502 | 59% |
| YO42 | York | 671 | 410 | 61% |
| HU16 | Cottingham | 654 | 394 | 60% |
| HU15 | Brough | 871 | 351 | 40% |
| HU10 | Hull | 582 | 322 | 55% |
| YO43 | York | 510 | 291 | 57% |
| HU11 | Hull | 377 | 289 | 77% |
| YO41 | York | 374 | 278 | 74% |
| HU18 | Hornsea | 441 | 267 | 61% |
| HU19 | Withernsea | 356 | 215 | 60% |
| HU14 | North Ferriby | 244 | 156 | 64% |