Will your Burnley rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,906 of 8,139 privately rented homes in Burnley are below EPC C, 60% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Burnley compares

Above average

A bigger share of Burnley'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 Burnley 89 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Burnley

A 3

B 104

C 3,126

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,707

E 1,100

F 67

G 32

Of 8,139 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,765 of the 4,906 sub-C rentals in Burnley, 97% 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 Burnley, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	8,139
Socially rented	4,115
Owner occupied	15,656
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Burnley

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Burnley.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
BB10	Burnley	2,860	1,999	70%
BB12	Burnley	2,642	1,548	59%
BB11	Burnley	2,811	1,488	53%