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EPC Momentum Index · September 2026

EPC ratings in Harborough

120 existing homes in Harborough got a new EPC rated C or better in September 2026, 63% 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

120

up 0% on the previous month

Share of the month's new EPCs at C or better

63%

England and Wales: 63%

EPCs from the last 10 years still below C

39%

277th highest of 317 councils

Estimated homes that moved up to C, September 2026

about 46

homes whose previous EPC was below C

Month by month

New EPCs for existing homes in Harborough, and how many were C or better.

  1. October '2570 / 132
  2. November '2558 / 99
  3. December '2542 / 73
  4. January '2655 / 97
  5. February '2676 / 136
  6. March '2683 / 144
  7. April '26100 / 185
  8. May '2679 / 162
  9. June '26129 / 251
  10. July '26112 / 211
  11. August '26120 / 188
  12. September '26120 / 192

Green: rated C or better. Grey: all new EPCs that month. New builds are left out.

EPCs on record, by band

25,315 certificates lodged in Harborough in the last ten years.

  • A1%
  • B30%
  • C30%
  • D28%
  • E8%
  • F2%
  • G1%

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 Harborough

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

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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.