Will your Bolton rental pass EPC C by 2030?

7,568 of 15,396 privately rented homes in Bolton are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Bolton compares

Below average

Bolton is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

49% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Bolton 239 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Bolton

A 3

B 551

C 7,274

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 5,880

E 1,523

F 123

G 42

Of 15,396 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

6,999 of the 7,568 sub-C rentals in Bolton, 92% 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 Bolton, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	15,396
Socially rented	14,208
Owner occupied	44,156
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Bolton

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Bolton.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
BL1	Bolton	4,603	2,266	49%
BL3	Bolton	3,560	1,924	54%
M26	Manchester	2,381	1,132	48%
BL2	Bolton	2,184	1,061	49%
BL4	Bolton	1,800	887	49%
BL6	Bolton	1,523	736	48%
BL5	Bolton	1,073	454	42%
BL7	Bolton	586	292	50%