Will your St. Helens rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,222 of 7,530 privately rented homes in St. Helens are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How St. Helens compares

About average

St. Helens 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 St. Helens 149 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in St. Helens

A 2

B 194

C 3,112

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,418

E 713

F 64

G 27

Of 7,530 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

4,003 of the 4,222 sub-C rentals in St. Helens, 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 St. Helens, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	7,530
Socially rented	15,153
Owner occupied	28,308
Median floor area	77 m²

Postcode districts in St. Helens

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside St. Helens.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
WA10	St. Helens	2,521	1,410	56%
WA9	St. Helens	2,279	1,230	54%
WN5	Wigan	1,565	799	51%
WA11	St. Helens	1,065	665	62%
WN4	Wigan	989	597	60%
L35	Prescot	1,034	561	54%
WA12	Newton-Le-Willows	999	486	49%
L34	Prescot	845	440	52%