Will your South Gloucestershire rental pass EPC C by 2030?
5,616 of 12,362 privately rented homes in South Gloucestershire are below EPC C, 45% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How South Gloucestershire compares
Below average
South Gloucestershire is in better shape than most of England and Wales.
45% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks South Gloucestershire 279 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in South Gloucestershire
Of 12,362 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
5,265 of the 5,616 sub-C rentals in South Gloucestershire, 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
| Privately rented | 12,362 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 7,681 |
| Owner occupied | 44,507 |
| Median floor area | 83 m² |
Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside South Gloucestershire.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS16 | Bristol | 4,718 | 2,190 | 46% |
| BS7 | Bristol | 3,602 | 1,725 | 48% |
| BS15 | Bristol | 2,370 | 1,165 | 49% |
| BS37 | Bristol | 1,571 | 771 | 49% |
| SN14 | Chippenham | 1,373 | 748 | 54% |
| BS34 | Bristol | 1,732 | 681 | 39% |
| BS32 | Bristol | 2,004 | 670 | 33% |
| BS10 | Bristol | 1,357 | 516 | 38% |
| BS30 | Bristol | 950 | 433 | 46% |
| BS35 | Bristol | 718 | 401 | 56% |
| GL12 | Wotton-Under-Edge | 546 | 356 | 65% |
| GL9 | Badminton | 180 | 169 | 94% |
| BS36 | Bristol | 250 | 145 | 58% |