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EPC Momentum Index · September 2026

EPC ratings in Hastings

100 existing homes in Hastings got a new EPC rated C or better in September 2026, 52% 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

100

down 17% on the previous month

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

52%

England and Wales: 63%

EPCs from the last 10 years still below C

49%

109th highest of 317 councils

Estimated homes that moved up to C, September 2026

about 53

homes whose previous EPC was below C

Month by month

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

  1. October '25123 / 196
  2. November '2578 / 135
  3. December '2568 / 99
  4. January '2693 / 144
  5. February '26115 / 197
  6. March '26127 / 217
  7. April '26124 / 190
  8. May '26116 / 187
  9. June '26115 / 193
  10. July '26110 / 199
  11. August '26121 / 191
  12. September '26100 / 193

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

EPCs on record, by band

29,255 certificates lodged in Hastings in the last ten years.

  • A1%
  • B8%
  • C43%
  • D36%
  • E10%
  • 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 Hastings

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.