Will your Warrington rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,025 of 9,197 privately rented homes in Warrington are below EPC C, 44% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Warrington compares

Below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

44% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Warrington 287 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Warrington

A 1

B 705

C 4,466

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 3,316

E 657

F 37

G 15

Of 9,197 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,816 of the 4,025 sub-C rentals in Warrington, 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 Warrington, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	9,197
Socially rented	12,625
Owner occupied	33,419
Median floor area	79 m²

Postcode districts in Warrington

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Warrington.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
WA4	Warrington	2,176	973	45%
WA2	Warrington	2,109	920	44%
WA5	Warrington	2,195	901	41%
WA3	Warrington	1,593	831	52%
WA1	Warrington	1,573	677	43%
WA13	Lymm	531	251	47%