Will your North Yorkshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?
21,759 of 32,329 privately rented homes in North Yorkshire are below EPC C, 67% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How North Yorkshire compares
Well above average
A bigger share of North Yorkshire's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
67% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks North Yorkshire 20 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in North Yorkshire
Of 32,329 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
20,193 of the 21,759 sub-C rentals in North Yorkshire, 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 | 32,329 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 21,834 |
| Owner occupied | 116,459 |
| Median floor area | 87 m² |
Postcode districts in North Yorkshire
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside North Yorkshire.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO11 | Scarborough | 3,246 | 2,026 | 62% |
| YO12 | Scarborough | 3,044 | 1,996 | 66% |
| DN14 | Goole | 2,668 | 1,687 | 63% |
| HG1 | Harrogate | 2,378 | 1,427 | 60% |
| BD23 | Skipton | 1,918 | 1,368 | 71% |
| YO8 | Selby | 2,022 | 1,154 | 57% |
| YO17 | Malton | 1,325 | 1,014 | 77% |
| HG4 | Ripon | 1,344 | 943 | 70% |
| BD20 | Keighley | 1,408 | 935 | 66% |
| BD22 | Keighley | 1,358 | 921 | 68% |
| HG2 | Harrogate | 1,476 | 921 | 62% |
| YO30 | York | 1,552 | 856 | 55% |
| YO21 | Whitby | 1,143 | 827 | 72% |
| LS25 | Leeds | 1,373 | 792 | 58% |
| YO26 | York | 1,414 | 786 | 56% |
| YO23 | York | 1,233 | 774 | 63% |
| DL8 | Bedale | 901 | 738 | 82% |
| HG3 | Harrogate | 1,003 | 692 | 69% |
| YO7 | Thirsk | 1,037 | 680 | 66% |
| YO62 | York | 778 | 657 | 84% |