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EPC Momentum Index · September 2026

EPC ratings in Kirklees

790 existing homes in Kirklees got a new EPC rated C or better in September 2026, 54% 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

790

up 4% on the previous month

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

54%

England and Wales: 63%

EPCs from the last 10 years still below C

54%

41st highest of 317 councils

Estimated homes that moved up to C, September 2026

about 198

homes whose previous EPC was below C

Month by month

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

  1. October '25354 / 700
  2. November '25480 / 886
  3. December '25364 / 741
  4. January '26438 / 903
  5. February '26470 / 1,121
  6. March '26859 / 1,603
  7. April '26817 / 1,634
  8. May '26822 / 1,586
  9. June '261,025 / 1,925
  10. July '26845 / 1,595
  11. August '26758 / 1,422
  12. September '26790 / 1,459

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

EPCs on record, by band

98,874 certificates lodged in Kirklees in the last ten years.

  • A1%
  • B9%
  • C35%
  • D42%
  • 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 Kirklees

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.