EPC Ratings in Stockton-on-Tees: How Many Homes Are Below Band C Before the 2030 Rule
Of the 4,573 homes in Stockton-on-Tees that had an EPC lodged from July 2025 to June 2026, 34% were rated D to G — the bands a privately rented home must leave by 1 October 2030. The North East figure is 34%; England and Wales 40%.
EPC bands in Stockton-on-Tees, July 2025 to June 2026
| Rating | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | 24 | 0.5% |
| Band B | 234 | 5.1% |
| Band C | 2,779 | 61% |
| Band D | 1,399 | 31% |
| Band E | 112 | 2.4% |
| Band F | 21 | 0.5% |
| Band G | 4 | 0.1% |
34% below C (bands D to G) against 34% in the North East and 40% across England and Wales. Stockton-on-Tees ranks 263 of 318 local authorities for the share below C (1 = highest share). Since 2008, 91,895 EPCs have been lodged for existing homes in Stockton-on-Tees and 59% of them were below C — recent certificates run better than the long-run stock because newer and improved homes transact more.
Stockton-on-Tees splits fairly evenly. 66% of recent certificates are already C or better, 31% are one band short at D, and 3.0% 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 Stockton-on-Tees moving towards C?
The direction of travel in Stockton-on-Tees is good. Between July 2024 to June 2025 and July 2025 to June 2026 the share of certificates below C fell from 42% to 34% — a drop of 8.6 percentage points, the 26th largest fall among the 318 areas with a year-on-year figure (England and Wales overall: −2.5 points).
Average floor area per certificate is 84 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 Stockton-on-Tees
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 Stockton-on-Tees is £735 a month (ONS, July 2026), so the cap is roughly 13.6 months of rent — and every month a property stands empty for works costs another £735 on top of the bill. The area’s rents, prices and yields are on Stockton-on-Tees: rents, house prices and yield.
Council tax keeps running while a home is empty for works — Band D in Stockton-on-Tees is £2,590 for 2026/27, and the council adds a 100% premium once a home has stood empty for one year (council tax in Stockton-on-Tees). 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 North East
| Area | Below C | Year-on-year (pts) |
|---|---|---|
| South Tyneside | 34% | −8.5 |
| Hartlepool | 34% | −12.3 |
| Gateshead | 34% | −6.7 |
| County Durham | 33% | −3.4 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 33% | −0.9 |
| North Tyneside | 31% | −2.6 |
All 318 areas ranked · council tax in Stockton-on-Tees 2026/27 · rent, prices and yield in Stockton-on-Tees.
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, 66% were band C or better and 34% were D to G; band D alone was 31%. (MHCLG live table EB1.)
The share below C moved from 42% (July 2024 to June 2025) to 34% (July 2025 to June 2026): −8.6 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.
34% below C against 34% in the North East — 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 59%, higher because older certificates and unimproved homes sit in that total.