EPC Ratings in Castle Point: How Many Homes Are Below Band C Before the 2030 Rule
Of the 1,525 homes in Castle Point that had an EPC lodged from July 2025 to June 2026, 55% were rated D to G — the bands a privately rented home must leave by 1 October 2030. The East of England figure is 41%; England and Wales 40%.
EPC bands in Castle Point, July 2025 to June 2026
| Rating | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | 6 | 0.4% |
| Band B | 44 | 2.9% |
| Band C | 640 | 42% |
| Band D | 738 | 48% |
| Band E | 89 | 5.8% |
| Band F | 7 | 0.5% |
| Band G | 1 | 0.1% |
55% below C (bands D to G) against 41% in the East of England and 40% across England and Wales. Castle Point ranks 20 of 318 local authorities for the share below C (1 = highest share). Since 2008, 32,092 EPCs have been lodged for existing homes in Castle Point and 76% of them were below C — recent certificates run better than the long-run stock because newer and improved homes transact more.
Castle Point splits fairly evenly. 45% of recent certificates are already C or better, 48% are one band short at D, and 6.4% are E, F or G. For a landlord that means the register is worth checking property by property: the same street can hold a certificate that needs nothing and one that needs two bands of work.
Is Castle Point moving towards C?
Little movement year on year in Castle Point: 55% of certificates were below C in July 2024 to June 2025 and 55% in July 2025 to June 2026 (no change points; England and Wales −2.5 points). The area is 235th of 318 for the size of its year-on-year change, so the picture here is stable rather than shifting.
Average floor area per certificate is 93.3 m², close to the 87.1 m² England-and-Wales figure, so national cost guides apply here without much adjustment.
What the 2030 rule costs in Castle Point
Privately rented homes need band C from 1 October 2030, with a £10,000 cap on what a landlord must spend before an exemption can be registered; the rules, exemptions and what counts towards the cap are on the EPC C for rentals by 2030 guide.
Put the £10,000 cap in local terms: average private rent in Castle Point is £1,257 a month (ONS, July 2026), so the cap is roughly 8 months of rent — and every month a property stands empty for works costs another £1,257 on top of the bill. The area’s rents, prices and yields are on Castle Point: rents, house prices and yield.
Council tax keeps running while a home is empty for works — Band D in Castle Point is £2,319 for 2026/27 (council tax in Castle Point). Whether the certificate and the works are deductible is on EPC, gas and electrical certificates: deductible? — revenue repairs come off the year’s rent, improvements that add capital value do not (allowable expenses guide).
Nearest neighbours in the ranking, in the East of England
| Area | Below C | Year-on-year (pts) |
|---|---|---|
| Tendring | 55% | −4 |
| Mid Suffolk | 55% | −1.9 |
| Babergh | 55% | −1.2 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 53% | +2 |
| Maldon | 52% | +3.8 |
| Breckland | 50% | −4.1 |
All 318 areas ranked · council tax in Castle Point 2026/27 · rent, prices and yield in Castle Point.
MHCLG, Live tables on Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates, table EB1 — domestic EPCs lodged for existing dwellings by energy-efficiency band, published 30 July 2026, latest four quarters (July 2025 to June 2026) summed per local authority; cumulative figures from 2008. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. An EPC is lodged when a home is sold, let or newly built, so these are certificates issued, not a census of the housing stock. Shares, ranks and regional figures are ours, computed across 318 local authorities. Download: CSV.
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Of EPCs lodged for existing homes from July 2025 to June 2026, 45% were band C or better and 55% were D to G; band D alone was 48%. (MHCLG live table EB1.)
The share below C moved from 55% (July 2024 to June 2025) to 55% (July 2025 to June 2026): no change percentage points, against −2.5 across England and Wales.
From 1 October 2030 under the government's EPC consultation response, with a £10,000 spending cap before an exemption. Until then the minimum for a new letting is band E.
55% below C against 41% in the East of England — a larger share needing work.
No — only homes with an EPC lodged in the period (sold, let or built). Since 2008 the cumulative share below C is 76%, higher because older certificates and unimproved homes sit in that total.