EPC Momentum Index · September 2026
EPC ratings in Cumberland
345 existing homes in Cumberland got a new EPC rated C or better in September 2026, 49% of the month's new certificates. Every privately rented home must be rated C by 1 October 2030, 1,449 days away.
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New EPCs at C or better, September 2026
345
down 30% on the previous month
Share of the month's new EPCs at C or better
49%
England and Wales: 63%
EPCs from the last 10 years still below C
56%
28th highest of 317 councils
Estimated homes that moved up to C, September 2026
about 86
homes whose previous EPC was below C
Month by month
New EPCs for existing homes in Cumberland, and how many were C or better.
- October '25263 / 594
- November '25262 / 620
- December '25252 / 430
- January '26266 / 481
- February '26209 / 466
- March '26296 / 638
- April '26269 / 563
- May '26308 / 599
- June '26400 / 739
- July '26496 / 801
- August '26494 / 850
- September '26345 / 705
Green: rated C or better. Grey: all new EPCs that month. New builds are left out.
EPCs on record, by band
68,506 certificates lodged in Cumberland in the last ten years.
- A1%
- B12%
- C31%
- D38%
- E12%
- F4%
- G2%
Bands D to G are below the 2030 standard. A C lodged before 1 October 2029 counts until it expires, and under the government's proposed new metrics a gas boiler can't score above D on heating, so a gas-heated C may need checking too.
What this means for landlords in Cumberland
Below C today. From 1 October 2030 the home can't be let until it reaches C, with a cost cap of £10,000 and exemptions for homes that can't get there. Spend from 1 October 2025 counts. The rules · Exemptions
Rated C already. Lodged before 1 October 2029, it counts until it expires. Gas-heated homes should check whether the C survives the proposed new metrics. The new metrics
Help with the cost. Warm Homes: Local Grant funds a landlord's first D–G property at up to 100% where tenants are on a low income, through the council, until March 2028. Grants and the eligibility checker
Source and method
Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0, data to the end of September 2026. Existing homes only (RdSAP assessments); a home with several certificates is counted once per certificate. "Moved up to C" is estimated from a sample of the month's C-or-better certificates checked against each home's previous EPC. Monthly shares are hidden below 30 certificates. Rankings cover councils with at least 1,000 certificates on record. See how we count.