Will your Rossendale rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,800 of 2,844 privately rented homes in Rossendale are below EPC C, 63% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Rossendale compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

63% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Rossendale 49 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Rossendale

A 0

B 59

C 985

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,232

E 516

F 42

G 10

Of 2,844 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,727 of the 1,800 sub-C rentals in Rossendale, 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 Rossendale, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	2,844
Socially rented	3,939
Owner occupied	12,727
Median floor area	83 m²

Postcode districts in Rossendale

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Rossendale.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
OL12	Rochdale	2,050	1,110	54%
BB4	Rossendale	1,605	991	62%
OL13	Bacup	784	528	67%
BL0	Bury	650	393	60%