Will your Tameside rental pass EPC C by 2030?

5,355 of 10,536 privately rented homes in Tameside are below EPC C, 51% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Tameside compares

About average

Tameside sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

51% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Tameside 219 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Tameside

A 10

B 256

C 4,915

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,232

E 1,031

F 67

G 25

Of 10,536 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,008 of the 5,355 sub-C rentals in Tameside, 94% 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 Tameside, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	10,536
Socially rented	15,837
Owner occupied	37,195
Median floor area	74 m²

Postcode districts in Tameside

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Tameside.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
M34	Manchester	1,729	975	56%
SK14	Hyde	1,962	973	50%
OL6	Ashton-Under-Lyne	1,741	925	53%
M43	Manchester	1,345	709	53%
SK15	Stalybridge	1,292	631	49%
OL7	Ashton-Under-Lyne	948	472	50%
SK16	Dukinfield	957	368	38%
OL5	Ashton-Under-Lyne	532	293	55%