Will your Manchester rental pass EPC C by 2030?

23,193 of 53,918 privately rented homes in Manchester are below EPC C, 43% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Manchester compares

Below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

43% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Manchester 291 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Manchester

A 142

B 4,658

C 25,925

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 18,409

E 4,439

F 267

G 78

Of 53,918 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

21,028 of the 23,193 sub-C rentals in Manchester, 91% 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 Manchester, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	53,918
Socially rented	49,845
Owner occupied	62,613
Median floor area	72 m²

Postcode districts in Manchester

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Manchester.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
M14	Manchester	6,661	3,637	55%
M20	Manchester	5,979	3,052	51%
M19	Manchester	2,841	1,773	62%
M8	Manchester	3,200	1,672	52%
M16	Manchester	3,903	1,614	41%
M9	Manchester	3,223	1,595	49%
M21	Manchester	2,442	1,462	60%
M40	Manchester	2,697	1,343	50%
M18	Manchester	2,420	1,329	55%
M13	Manchester	1,997	1,010	51%
M1	Manchester	3,120	936	30%
M11	Manchester	1,880	881	47%
M4	Manchester	4,876	744	15%
M12	Manchester	1,284	740	58%
M3	Salford	3,849	715	19%
M15	Manchester	4,730	710	15%
M22	Manchester	1,664	588	35%
M23	Manchester	1,075	445	41%