EPC Chatham

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EPC Chatham

If you need an EPC in Chatham, you can contact a local accredited energy assessor directly to confirm availability, price and a convenient appointment time.

An EPC records a property's energy efficiency and assigns a band from A to G, along with recommendations for improvement. One is normally needed before a home can be advertised for sale or rent.

The housing in and around Chatham covers everything from older and period homes to post-war housing and modern estates. That means EPCs are regularly carried out on terraces, semis, detached houses, flats and new-build properties.

Inside the EPC assessment

A qualified assessor visits the property and gathers the information needed to produce the certificate, looking at things like:

  • the size and layout of the home
  • property age and construction type
  • the heating system and its controls
  • insulation
  • any renewable technologies such as solar panels
  • windows and glazing
  • lighting
  • energy efficiency upgrades and paperwork

The assessor then uses this information to calculate the rating and produce a recommendation report. Older or unusually laid-out homes can take a little longer, so it helps to mention any unusual features when you book.

How quickly can I book an EPC in Chatham?

Most EPC requests in Chatham come with a deadline — a property going on the market, a tenancy starting or an agent requesting the certificate before listing. Arranging the assessment early keeps things moving and makes scheduling easier, particularly for larger or more complex homes.

EPCs for Chatham landlords

Landlords need a valid EPC before marketing a rental property in Chatham. The certificate also helps show whether the property meets the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). In practice the EPC is more than paperwork — it can highlight insulation, glazing or heating improvements worth considering before the property is let.

Selling a home in Chatham

If you are selling a house or flat in Chatham, you will usually need an EPC before marketing begins — whatever the property type. Arranging it early is one less thing to deal with once the sale is under way, and the recommendation report can flag quick improvements that may help the rating.

Arrange an EPC in Chatham

To arrange an EPC in Chatham, use our assessor search to confirm current availability and price. You can also find assessors nearby in Rochester, Gillingham and Snodland.

Already had one done? You can check an existing EPC for your Chatham address on the official register before you book.

EPC data for Chatham

Figures below are for Medway, the local authority covering Chatham, from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register to 2026 Q2.

5,069EPCs reach their 10-year expiry in the next 12 months
Band CThe most common rating, on 53% of certificates
43%Rated D or below, against 46% nationally
£835Average estimated heating cost a year

That expiry count is certificates lodged ten years ago and now coming up for renewal. Some of those homes have already been re-certified since, which authority-level data cannot show, so treat it as the ceiling rather than a to-do list.

How Medway rates

Share of the 32,163 certificates lodged in the five years to 2026 Q2. This is the certificates lodged, not a survey of every home in the area.

What gets assessed around here

68% of the certificates lodged here are for houses. The average floor area is 78.5m², roughly 7m² smaller than the England and Wales average. Estimated heating costs average £835 a year, £104 a year below the national figure. 39% of certificates were lodged for rented homes.

Radon in Chatham

Chatham sits in a radon Affected Area. The UKHSA and British Geological Survey put the 1km square covering the town centre in a band where between 3 and 5 in 100 homes are estimated to be at or above the radon action level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. Radon is not measured during an EPC survey and does not affect the rating, but if you are buying, selling or improving a home here it is worth a test kit, and worth knowing before you seal a property up: draught-proofing and insulation work can raise indoor radon if ventilation is reduced. The atlas is indicative and works to a 1km grid, so it describes the area rather than any one property.

Listed buildings and conservation areas

Planning records published for the area within a mile of Chatham centre show 9 conservation areas, 402 listed buildings and 29 article 4 direction areas. That matters for an EPC in two ways. A listed building is normally exempt from needing one where meeting the minimum energy requirements would unacceptably alter its character or appearance, though the exemption is not automatic and the decision rests with the owner on advice. And in conservation areas and article 4 areas the improvements an EPC recommends, replacement glazing or external wall insulation in particular, often need consent before they can be carried out. Your assessor will record what is actually there; the consent question is one for the council.

What an EPC costs in Chatham

An EPC around here generally costs between £70 and £170, though it depends on the property: floor area, whether there are rooms in the roof, extensions, and how far the assessor travels all move the price. We are not a panel and we do not set anybody's fees, so the figure you are quoted comes from the assessor doing the work. Contact one above for a price on your property.

Sources: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates live tables, 2026 Q2; UKHSA and British Geological Survey Indicative Atlas of Radon; planning.data.gov.uk. Prepared 2026-09-11.

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