Will your Chorley rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,100 of 4,312 privately rented homes in Chorley are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Chorley compares

Below average

Chorley 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 Chorley 247 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Chorley

A 4

B 160

C 2,048

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,650

E 411

F 30

G 9

Of 4,312 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,990 of the 2,100 sub-C rentals in Chorley, 95% 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 Chorley, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	4,312
Socially rented	4,170
Owner occupied	19,440
Median floor area	83 m²

Postcode districts in Chorley

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Chorley.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
PR7	Chorley	2,764	1,169	42%
PR5	Preston	1,540	843	55%
PR6	Chorley	1,316	696	53%
PR25	Leyland	1,066	614	58%
L40	Ormskirk	407	216	53%
PR26	Leyland	318	167	53%