Will your Hyndburn rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,927 of 5,995 privately rented homes in Hyndburn are below EPC C, 66% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Hyndburn compares

Well above average

A bigger share of Hyndburn's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

66% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Hyndburn 28 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Hyndburn

A 7

B 48

C 2,013

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,892

E 941

F 63

G 31

Of 5,995 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,777 of the 3,927 sub-C rentals in Hyndburn, 96% 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 Hyndburn, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	5,995
Socially rented	3,479
Owner occupied	13,527
Median floor area	82 m²

Postcode districts in Hyndburn

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Hyndburn.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
BB5	Accrington	4,649	2,899	62%
BB1	Blackburn	2,577	1,739	67%
BB6	Blackburn	853	630	74%