Will your Oxford rental pass EPC C by 2030?

6,525 of 14,233 privately rented homes in Oxford are below EPC C, 46% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Oxford compares

Below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

46% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Oxford 273 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Oxford

A 9

B 731

C 6,968

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 5,343

E 1,125

F 37

G 20

Of 14,233 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,965 of the 6,525 sub-C rentals in Oxford, 91% 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 Oxford, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	14,233
Socially rented	9,680
Owner occupied	17,229
Median floor area	77 m²

Postcode districts in Oxford

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Oxford.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
OX4	Oxford	6,087	2,874	47%
OX2	Oxford	3,693	1,794	49%
OX3	Oxford	3,367	1,551	46%
OX1	Oxford	1,981	752	38%