Leyton
E10Leyton is overwhelmingly late-Victorian and Edwardian: two-storey terraces thrown up between the 1880s and 1910s as the railways arrived, laid out in long parallel streets either side of High Road Leyton.
EPCs in Leyton
10 areas covered
EPCs across East London — from £69
We are based in East London, which is why these are the areas we can reach quickest and price keenest. Pick your area for what the local housing stock means for your rating, or book straight away.
The one thing that decides most East London ratings
There is a line running through this part of London, and it is roughly the year 1920. Everything built before it — Leyton, Leytonstone, Forest Gate, Plaistow, most of Bow — is solid nine-inch brick with no cavity. The cheap insulation win that generic advice keeps recommending simply does not exist in those houses. Head a couple of miles out to the interwar suburbs of Wanstead and South Woodford and the walls are cavity built, where filling them is one of the best-value improvements available. Knowing which side of that line your home sits on tells you more than any online estimate will.
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Leytonstone
E11Leytonstone has a noticeably wider spread of stock than Leyton.
EPCs in LeytonstoneStratford
E15 · E20Three quite separate housing stocks share one postcode district.
EPCs in StratfordWalthamstow
E17Victorian and Edwardian terraces make up most of E17, but Walthamstow has something almost nowhere else in London does: the Warner properties.
EPCs in WalthamstowForest Gate
E7Solid Victorian terraces dominate, with the Woodgrange Estate — a planned Victorian development with conservation-area protection — as the distinctive piece.
EPCs in Forest GateWanstead
E11 · E18Wanstead is markedly different from the terraced streets to the south.
EPCs in WansteadBow
E3Three layers again: early-Victorian and Georgian around Tredegar Square, which is protected; ordinary Victorian terraces along and around Roman Road; and substantial 1960s and 1970s estates.
EPCs in BowHackney Wick & Homerton
E9 · E5Victorian terraces through Homerton and towards Clapton, sizeable council estates, and — around Hackney Wick itself — one of London’s densest concentrations of warehouse conversions and canal-side new build.
EPCs in Hackney Wick & HomertonPlaistow & West Ham
E13 · E15Dense late-Victorian and Edwardian terraces, tightly packed, with interwar and post-war infill where wartime damage was cleared.
EPCs in Plaistow & West HamSouth Woodford
E18 · IG8This is where East London turns suburban.
EPCs in South WoodfordWhat is actually changing, and when
Two separate things are in motion. One is the minimum rating a landlord must hold. The other is what an EPC measures in the first place. They are often muddled together, so here they are apart.
Landlords
The minimum goes from E to C
E is the minimum for a domestic let in England and Wales today. The government confirmed in January 2026 that this rises to C — for new tenancies from 2028, and for all existing tenancies from 1 October 2030. A spending cap of £10,000 per property applies, and penalties for letting below the standard run to £30,000.
Landlords
A C reached before October 2029 stays valid
Certificates last ten years. A property that reaches C before 1 October 2029 is treated as compliant until that certificate expires, which is a real argument for finding out where you stand now rather than in 2029.
Everyone
RdSAP 10 already changed the survey itself
The assessment method behind domestic EPCs was overhauled from mid-2025 — the biggest revision since EPCs began. It asks for more detail on wall construction and insulation, and every window now has to be measured individually rather than sampled. That is why a proper visit takes 30 to 45 minutes and why photographic evidence matters.
Everyone
The single A–G rating is being replaced
The single headline letter is being dropped in favour of four separate measures: fabric performance, heating system, energy cost and smart readiness. This was due in October 2026, but in March 2026 the government pushed the launch back to the second half of 2027, with a firm date to be agreed with industry. Reformed certificates keep the ten-year validity, and anything lodged now stays valid for its full ten years regardless.
Common questions
How long does the visit take, and do I need to be there?
Thirty to forty-five minutes for a typical home, longer for a large or heavily extended one. Someone over eighteen needs to let us in and give access to the loft, the boiler, the meters and every room — including any room in the roof.
When do I get the certificate?
Usually within 48 hours of the visit, lodged on the central government register and emailed to you. It is valid for ten years and accepted by solicitors, estate agents and lenders.
Do you charge more to travel to the outer areas?
No. Every area listed on this page is the same price — £69 for up to three bedrooms, £89 for four or five.
We cover South London too, at the same prices.
Not sure which applies to your home?
Book the assessment and find out properly — £69 fixed, lodged within 48 hours of the visit.