# EPC calculator: bands, 2030 band C plan, upgrades

> Turn an EPC score into a band, check if a rental will meet band C by 1 October 2030, find the cheapest route to C from your certificate and the payback.

- Canonical URL: https://epccalculator.com/
- Source: [GOV.UK, minimum energy efficiency standard: landlord guidance](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-private-rented-property-minimum-energy-efficiency-standard-landlord-guidance)
- Checked: 2026-10-25

This page includes a free interactive tool that runs in the browser and sends no data. The figures and rules it uses are the ones stated on this page, with their sources.

## Find your rating first

Not sure of your score? Look it up free by postcode on the government register, then type it into **My score** above: [how to check your EPC rating](https://epccalculator.com/how-to-check-your-epc-rating/).

## EPCs in brief

- **The scale:** ratings run from A (92 points and above) to G (1–20); band C starts at 69.
- **Rentals today:** privately rented homes in England and Wales must be at least band E, with exemptions capped at £3,500 of spending ([GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-private-rented-property-minimum-energy-efficiency-standard-landlord-guidance)).
- **Rentals from 2030:** band C (or its equivalent in the new metrics) by **1 October 2030** for all tenancies, with a £10,000 cost cap per property. Status: **confirmed government policy, not yet law**; the government response of 21 January 2026 says regulations should come into force in 2027 ([GOV.UK response](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-energy-performance-of-privately-rented-homes-2025-update/outcome/improving-the-energy-performance-of-privately-rented-homes-government-response-html)).
- **New certificates:** the reformed EPC with new metrics is now planned for the second half of 2027 ([Housing Today](https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/government-delays-epc-reforms-until-2027/5141221.article)).

## What the calculators do

- **My score:** the band, the A–G scale and the points to C.
- **Landlord 2030:** compliance, your cap, what is left to spend and when to claim an exemption.
- **Cheapest route to C:** the lowest-cost set of measures from your own certificate.
- **Payback:** cost, grant and yearly saving.

## Read next

- [EPC rating bands explained](https://epccalculator.com/epc-rating-bands-explained/) and [band C by 2030 for landlords](https://epccalculator.com/epc-c-by-2030-landlords/)
- [How to improve an EPC rating](https://epccalculator.com/how-to-improve-an-epc-rating/) and [exemptions and the cost cap](https://epccalculator.com/epc-exemptions-and-the-cost-cap/)
- What your band means: [C](https://epccalculator.com/epc-rating-c/), [D](https://epccalculator.com/epc-rating-d/), [E](https://epccalculator.com/epc-rating-e/), [F and G](https://epccalculator.com/epc-rating-f-and-g/), and [running costs by band](https://epccalculator.com/epc-running-costs-by-band/)
- [Questions](https://epccalculator.com/faq/) and [sources](https://epccalculator.com/sources/)

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