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EPC Momentum Index · September 2026

EPC ratings in Newcastle upon Tyne

445 existing homes in Newcastle upon Tyne got a new EPC rated C or better in September 2026, 69% 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

445

down 15% on the previous month

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

69%

England and Wales: 63%

EPCs from the last 10 years still below C

41%

252nd highest of 317 councils

Estimated homes that moved up to C, September 2026

about 193

homes whose previous EPC was below C

Month by month

New EPCs for existing homes in Newcastle upon Tyne, and how many were C or better.

  1. October '25376 / 590
  2. November '25403 / 577
  3. December '25374 / 544
  4. January '26326 / 519
  5. February '26396 / 599
  6. March '26379 / 615
  7. April '26470 / 680
  8. May '26523 / 763
  9. June '26553 / 788
  10. July '26563 / 775
  11. August '26521 / 707
  12. September '26445 / 645

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

EPCs on record, by band

80,472 certificates lodged in Newcastle upon Tyne in the last ten years.

  • A1%
  • B14%
  • C43%
  • D33%
  • E7%
  • F1%
  • G0%

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 Newcastle upon Tyne

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.