Will your Wigan rental pass EPC C by 2030?

7,778 of 14,863 privately rented homes in Wigan are below EPC C, 52% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Wigan compares

About average

Wigan sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

52% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Wigan 202 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Wigan

A 2

B 318

C 6,765

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 6,225

E 1,446

F 80

G 27

Of 14,863 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,242 of the 7,778 sub-C rentals in Wigan, 93% 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 Wigan, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	14,863
Socially rented	15,067
Owner occupied	50,868
Median floor area	78 m²

Postcode districts in Wigan

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Wigan.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
WN7	Leigh	3,458	1,848	53%
WN2	Wigan	2,373	1,186	50%
WA3	Warrington	1,593	831	52%
WN5	Wigan	1,565	799	51%
WN6	Wigan	1,350	745	55%
WN1	Wigan	1,385	743	54%
M28	Manchester	1,544	695	45%
WN4	Wigan	989	597	60%
WN3	Wigan	1,083	540	50%
M46	Manchester	1,162	533	46%
M29	Manchester	868	491	57%