Will your Wirral rental pass EPC C by 2030?

11,919 of 19,693 privately rented homes in Wirral are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Wirral compares

Above average

A bigger share of Wirral's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Wirral 84 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Wirral

A 16

B 405

C 7,353

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 9,014

E 2,610

F 198

G 97

Of 19,693 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

11,008 of the 11,919 sub-C rentals in Wirral, 92% 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 Wirral, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	19,693
Socially rented	18,745
Owner occupied	52,667
Median floor area	84 m²

Postcode districts in Wirral

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Wirral.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
CH44	Wallasey	3,149	1,932	61%
CH42	Birkenhead	3,115	1,904	61%
CH41	Birkenhead	2,341	1,560	67%
CH45	Wallasey	2,406	1,553	65%
CH43	Prenton	2,361	1,179	50%
CH62	Wirral	1,611	986	61%
CH63	Wirral	899	649	72%
CH49	Wirral	1,021	535	52%
CH46	Wirral	875	471	54%
CH48	Wirral	672	383	57%
CH47	Wirral	471	286	61%
CH61	Wirral	406	264	65%
CH60	Wirral	363	217	60%