Will your Sefton rental pass EPC C by 2030?

8,007 of 14,411 privately rented homes in Sefton are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Sefton compares

About average

Sefton sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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56% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Sefton 156 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Sefton

A 5

B 398

C 6,001

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 5,656

E 2,017

F 230

G 104

Of 14,411 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,082 of the 8,007 sub-C rentals in Sefton, 88% 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 Sefton, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	14,411
Socially rented	13,365
Owner occupied	49,379
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in Sefton

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Sefton.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
PR9	Southport	3,073	1,765	57%
PR8	Southport	2,921	1,711	59%
L20	Bootle	2,781	1,535	55%
L21	Liverpool	1,648	869	53%
L22	Liverpool	1,264	698	55%
L23	Liverpool	1,070	587	55%
L31	Liverpool	626	355	57%
L10	Liverpool	625	329	53%
L37	Liverpool	520	287	55%
L30	Bootle	607	254	42%