Will your Wokingham rental pass EPC C by 2030?

3,048 of 6,217 privately rented homes in Wokingham are below EPC C, 49% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Wokingham compares

Below average

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

Best councils Worst councils

49% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Wokingham 241 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Wokingham

A 5

B 160

C 3,004

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 2,465

E 546

F 29

G 8

Of 6,217 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,871 of the 3,048 sub-C rentals in Wokingham, 94% 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 Wokingham, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	6,217
Socially rented	3,761
Owner occupied	27,589
Median floor area	91 m²

Postcode districts in Wokingham

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Wokingham.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
RG6	Reading	2,177	1,202	55%
RG2	Reading	2,439	1,164	48%
RG7	Reading	1,251	861	69%
RG10	Reading	833	531	64%
RG40	Wokingham	1,047	507	48%
RG5	Reading	951	488	51%
RG41	Wokingham	954	346	36%
RG45	Crowthorne	390	182	47%