Will your Halton rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,477 of 5,081 privately rented homes in Halton are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Halton compares

Below average

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

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49% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Halton 246 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Halton

A 5

B 177

C 2,422

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,044

E 385

F 41

G 7

Of 5,081 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,340 of the 2,477 sub-C rentals in Halton, 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 Halton, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	5,081
Socially rented	9,642
Owner occupied	18,342
Median floor area	79 m²

Postcode districts in Halton

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Halton.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
WA8	Widnes	2,642	1,321	50%
WA7	Runcorn	2,426	1,159	48%
L24	Liverpool	650	208	32%