Will your Neath Port Talbot rental pass EPC C by 2030?
3,242 of 5,206 privately rented homes in Neath Port Talbot are below EPC C, 62% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Neath Port Talbot compares
Above average
A bigger share of Neath Port Talbot's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
62% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Neath Port Talbot 58 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Neath Port Talbot
Of 5,206 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
3,096 of the 3,242 sub-C rentals in Neath Port Talbot, 95% 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 | 5,206 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 10,765 |
| Owner occupied | 21,791 |
| Median floor area | 84 m² |
Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Neath Port Talbot.