Will your North Lincolnshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?
4,717 of 8,139 privately rented homes in North Lincolnshire are below EPC C, 58% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How North Lincolnshire compares
Above average
A bigger share of North Lincolnshire's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
58% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks North Lincolnshire 116 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in North Lincolnshire
Of 8,139 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
4,383 of the 4,717 sub-C rentals in North Lincolnshire, 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 | 8,139 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 7,339 |
| Owner occupied | 28,398 |
| Median floor area | 86 m² |
Postcode districts in North Lincolnshire
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside North Lincolnshire.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN15 | Scunthorpe | 2,718 | 1,745 | 64% |
| DN21 | Gainsborough | 3,007 | 1,671 | 56% |
| DN16 | Scunthorpe | 1,582 | 798 | 50% |
| DN17 | Scunthorpe | 1,167 | 647 | 55% |
| DN20 | Brigg | 873 | 492 | 56% |
| DN18 | Barton-Upon-Humber | 631 | 333 | 53% |
| DN40 | Immingham | 566 | 314 | 55% |
| DN9 | Doncaster | 583 | 272 | 47% |
| DN19 | Barrow-Upon-Humber | 234 | 134 | 57% |
| DN39 | Ulceby | 156 | 116 | 74% |
| DN38 | Barnetby | 137 | 93 | 68% |