{"id":31,"date":"2026-06-25T20:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewmylet.co.uk\/blog\/?p=31"},"modified":"2026-06-25T20:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:30:25","slug":"how-to-check-epc-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewmylet.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-check-epc-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check Your EPC Rating"},"content":{"rendered":"
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QUICK ANSWER<\/p>\n

Check your property’s current EPC rating for free at gov.uk’s official register using the postcode or address. It’ll show your current band, your potential band, and a list of recommended improvements \u2014 but it won’t tell you the cheapest route or what grants you qualify for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Before you can work out what a property needs to reach band C by 2030, you need to know where it actually stands today. Here’s exactly how to check, and how to read what comes back.<\/p>\n

Step 1 \u2014 use the official register, not a third-party site<\/h2>\n

Go to gov.uk\/find-energy-certificate<\/a> and search by postcode, address, or certificate number. This is the free, official government register \u2014 there’s no need to use a third-party “free EPC check” site, several of which exist mainly to capture your details for marketing purposes rather than to give you anything the official register doesn’t already provide.<\/p>\n

Step 2 \u2014 understand what you’re actually looking at<\/h2>\n

The result will show you several things:<\/p>\n