Will your Blackpool rental pass EPC C by 2030?

10,577 of 17,531 privately rented homes in Blackpool are below EPC C, 60% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Blackpool compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

60% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Blackpool 88 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Blackpool

A 23

B 217

C 6,714

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 7,043

E 3,125

F 287

G 122

Of 17,531 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

9,230 of the 10,577 sub-C rentals in Blackpool, 87% 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 Blackpool, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	17,531
Socially rented	4,119
Owner occupied	27,446
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Blackpool

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Blackpool.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
FY1	Blackpool	8,426	4,801	57%
FY4	Blackpool	4,115	2,585	63%
FY5	Thornton-Cleveleys	2,615	1,710	65%
FY3	Blackpool	2,528	1,555	62%
FY2	Blackpool	1,948	1,237	64%