Will your South Oxfordshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,479 of 6,230 privately rented homes in South Oxfordshire are below EPC C, 56% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How South Oxfordshire compares

About average

South Oxfordshire sits close to the England and Wales figure.

Best councils Worst councils

56% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks South Oxfordshire 153 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in South Oxfordshire

A 4

B 149

C 2,598

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,235

E 1,093

F 117

G 34

Of 6,230 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,189 of the 3,479 sub-C rentals in South Oxfordshire, 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 South Oxfordshire, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,230
Socially rented	4,110
Owner occupied	24,560
Median floor area	88 m²

Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside South Oxfordshire.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
RG4	Reading	1,935	1,072	55%
RG9	Henley-On-Thames	1,212	881	73%
OX11	Didcot	1,879	775	41%
OX10	Wallingford	1,455	729	50%
RG8	Reading	725	479	66%
OX9	Thame	519	279	54%
OX44	Oxford	275	199	72%
OX49	Watlington	199	161	81%
OX33	Oxford	291	158	54%
OX39	Chinnor	179	116	65%