Will your Pendle rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,152 of 5,880 privately rented homes in Pendle are below EPC C, 71% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Pendle compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

71% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Pendle 9 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Pendle

A 0

B 37

C 1,691

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,883

E 1,113

F 110

G 46

Of 5,880 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,017 of the 4,152 sub-C rentals in Pendle, 97% 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 Pendle, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	5,880
Socially rented	4,099
Owner occupied	15,696
Median floor area	82 m²

Postcode districts in Pendle

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Pendle.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
BB9	Nelson	3,273	2,347	72%
BB12	Burnley	2,642	1,548	59%
BB8	Colne	1,480	1,000	68%
BB18	Barnoldswick	1,022	726	71%