Will your Salford rental pass EPC C by 2030?

7,763 of 20,657 privately rented homes in Salford are below EPC C, 38% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Salford compares

Well below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

38% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Salford 311 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Salford

A 9

B 2,312

C 10,573

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 6,224

E 1,408

F 95

G 36

Of 20,657 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

6,992 of the 7,763 sub-C rentals in Salford, 90% 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 Salford, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	20,657
Socially rented	24,595
Owner occupied	37,854
Median floor area	71 m²

Postcode districts in Salford

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Salford.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
M6	Salford	3,037	1,456	48%
M7	Salford	3,007	1,405	47%
M30	Manchester	2,668	1,229	46%
M27	Manchester	2,158	1,028	48%
M3	Salford	3,849	715	19%
M28	Manchester	1,544	695	45%
M5	Salford	2,612	613	23%
M44	Manchester	841	422	50%
M38	Manchester	630	300	48%
M50	Salford	1,946	205	11%