Will your Cheshire West and Chester rental pass EPC C by 2030?

8,312 of 14,866 privately rented homes in Cheshire West and Chester are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Cheshire West and Chester compares

About average

Cheshire West and Chester sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

56% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Cheshire West and Chester 152 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Cheshire West and Chester

A 12

B 519

C 6,023

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 6,247

E 1,749

F 220

G 96

Of 14,866 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,821 of the 8,312 sub-C rentals in Cheshire West and Chester, 94% 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 Cheshire West and Chester, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	14,866
Socially rented	16,857
Owner occupied	57,949
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Cheshire West and Chester.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CH1	Chester	2,439	1,102	45%
CH3	Chester	1,597	1,091	68%
CH2	Chester	1,877	876	47%
CW8	Northwich	1,373	870	63%
CH4	Chester	1,417	812	57%
CW9	Northwich	1,293	772	60%
CH65	Ellesmere Port	1,422	712	50%
CW7	Winsford	1,135	614	54%
CH66	Ellesmere Port	1,085	553	51%
CH64	Neston	565	361	64%
CW6	Tarporley	420	312	74%
CW10	Middlewich	553	311	56%
SY14	Malpas	331	263	79%
WA6	Frodsham	459	258	56%