Will your Oadby and Wigston rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,406 of 2,178 privately rented homes in Oadby and Wigston are below EPC C, 65% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Oadby and Wigston compares

Well above average

A bigger share of Oadby and Wigston's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

65% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Oadby and Wigston 41 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Oadby and Wigston

A 1

B 28

C 743

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,105

E 286

F 10

G 5

Of 2,178 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,350 of the 1,406 sub-C rentals in Oadby and Wigston, 96% of them, already have a potential rating of C or better on their current certificate. That is the assessor's own estimate of what the property would reach if the recommended measures were installed.

Landlords are required to spend up to £10,000 per property. Above that, an exemption may apply.

The transitional rule

An EPC rated C or higher on the existing Energy Efficiency Rating, issued before 1 October 2029, counts as compliant until that certificate expires.

Source: Transitional rule. Verified 21 September 2026.

Local housing stock

All tenures in Oadby and Wigston, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	2,178
Socially rented	1,480
Owner occupied	10,206
Median floor area	83 m²

Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Oadby and Wigston.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
LE2	Leicester	8,551	5,512	64%
LE18	Wigston	1,280	866	68%