Will your Oldham rental pass EPC C by 2030?

5,981 of 10,597 privately rented homes in Oldham are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Oldham compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

56% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Oldham 146 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Oldham

A 2

B 179

C 4,435

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,722

E 1,134

F 100

G 25

Of 10,597 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,696 of the 5,981 sub-C rentals in Oldham, 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 Oldham, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	10,597
Socially rented	13,113
Owner occupied	36,352
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Oldham

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Oldham.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
OL8	Oldham	2,265	1,341	59%
OL4	Oldham	2,082	1,261	61%
OL9	Oldham	1,653	942	57%
OL2	Oldham	1,722	897	52%
M35	Manchester	1,352	761	56%
OL1	Oldham	1,062	515	48%
OL3	Oldham	446	254	57%