Will your Rochdale rental pass EPC C by 2030?

5,101 of 9,746 privately rented homes in Rochdale are below EPC C, 52% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Rochdale compares

About average

Rochdale sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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52% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Rochdale 199 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Rochdale

A 19

B 212

C 4,414

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,060

E 951

F 72

G 18

Of 9,746 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,853 of the 5,101 sub-C rentals in Rochdale, 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 Rochdale, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	9,746
Socially rented	14,582
Owner occupied	34,246
Median floor area	75 m²

Postcode districts in Rochdale

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Rochdale.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
OL11	Rochdale	2,168	1,227	57%
OL12	Rochdale	2,050	1,110	54%
OL16	Rochdale	1,803	988	55%
M24	Manchester	2,030	958	47%
OL10	Heywood	1,417	710	50%
OL15	Littleborough	627	330	53%