Will your Ceredigion rental pass EPC C by 2030?
4,290 of 5,831 privately rented homes in Ceredigion are below EPC C, 74% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Ceredigion compares
Well above average
A bigger share of Ceredigion's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
74% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Ceredigion 6 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Ceredigion
Of 5,831 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
3,920 of the 4,290 sub-C rentals in Ceredigion, 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
| Privately rented | 5,831 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 2,913 |
| Owner occupied | 13,360 |
| Median floor area | 93 m² |
Postcode districts in Ceredigion
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Ceredigion.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY23 | Aberystwyth | 2,862 | 1,837 | 64% |
| SA43 | Cardigan | 850 | 679 | 80% |
| SA48 | Lampeter | 648 | 484 | 75% |
| SA44 | Llandysul | 511 | 445 | 87% |
| SY24 | Borth | 351 | 273 | 78% |
| SY20 | Machynlleth | 282 | 260 | 92% |
| SA38 | Newcastle Emlyn | 315 | 241 | 77% |
| SY25 | Tregaron | 275 | 240 | 87% |
| SA46 | Aberaeron | 251 | 224 | 89% |
| SA40 | Llanybydder | 170 | 157 | 92% |
| SA45 | New Quay | 171 | 147 | 86% |
| SA39 | Pencader | 96 | 82 | 85% |
| SA47 | Llanarth | 78 | 73 | 94% |