EPC Ratings in North West Leicestershire: How Many Homes Are Below Band C Before the 2030 Rule
Of the 1,849 homes in North West Leicestershire that had an EPC lodged from July 2025 to June 2026, 46% were rated D to G — the bands a privately rented home must leave by 1 October 2030. The East Midlands figure is 46%; England and Wales 40%.
EPC bands in North West Leicestershire, July 2025 to June 2026
| Rating | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | 9 | 0.5% |
| Band B | 90 | 4.9% |
| Band C | 893 | 48% |
| Band D | 694 | 38% |
| Band E | 131 | 7.1% |
| Band F | 29 | 1.6% |
| Band G | 3 | 0.2% |
46% below C (bands D to G) against 46% in the East Midlands and 40% across England and Wales. North West Leicestershire ranks 89 of 318 local authorities for the share below C (1 = highest share). Since 2008, 43,680 EPCs have been lodged for existing homes in North West Leicestershire and 68% of them were below C — recent certificates run better than the long-run stock because newer and improved homes transact more.
North West Leicestershire splits fairly evenly. 54% of recent certificates are already C or better, 38% are one band short at D, and 8.8% 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 North West Leicestershire moving towards C?
The share below C in North West Leicestershire rose year on year, from 43% (July 2024 to June 2025) to 46% (July 2025 to June 2026) — up 3.3 points against −2.5 points across England and Wales. A rise usually says more about which homes happened to sell or let — older, unimproved stock coming to market — than about homes getting worse; what it does mean is that more of what is on the market here needs work before it can be let after 2030.
Average floor area per certificate is 94.1 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 North West Leicestershire
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 North West Leicestershire is £910 a month (ONS, July 2026), so the cap is roughly 11 months of rent — and every month a property stands empty for works costs another £910 on top of the bill. The area’s rents, prices and yields are on North West Leicestershire: rents, house prices and yield.
Council tax keeps running while a home is empty for works — Band D in North West Leicestershire is £2,418 for 2026/27, and the council adds a 100% premium once a home has stood empty for two years (council tax in North West Leicestershire). 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 Midlands
| Area | Below C | Year-on-year (pts) |
|---|---|---|
| Derby | 47% | +1.9 |
| South Kesteven | 47% | +3.1 |
| Gedling | 46% | −3.1 |
| Mansfield | 46% | −4.1 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 46% | +1.8 |
| Harborough | 46% | +3.6 |
All 318 areas ranked · council tax in North West Leicestershire 2026/27 · rent, prices and yield in North West Leicestershire.
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, 54% were band C or better and 46% were D to G; band D alone was 38%. (MHCLG live table EB1.)
The share below C moved from 43% (July 2024 to June 2025) to 46% (July 2025 to June 2026): +3.3 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.
46% below C against 46% in the East Midlands — in line with the region.
No — only homes with an EPC lodged in the period (sold, let or built). Since 2008 the cumulative share below C is 68%, higher because older certificates and unimproved homes sit in that total.