Will your Powys rental pass EPC C by 2030?
4,487 of 6,178 privately rented homes in Powys are below EPC C, 73% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Powys compares
Well above average
A bigger share of Powys's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
73% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Powys 7 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Powys
Of 6,178 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
4,091 of the 4,487 sub-C rentals in Powys, 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 | 6,178 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 7,243 |
| Owner occupied | 23,311 |
| Median floor area | 90 m² |
Postcode districts in Powys
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Powys.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD3 | Brecon | 1,012 | 756 | 75% |
| SY21 | Welshpool | 734 | 549 | 75% |
| LD1 | Llandrindod Wells | 838 | 502 | 60% |
| SY16 | Newtown | 771 | 452 | 59% |
| SY10 | Oswestry | 450 | 377 | 84% |
| SY22 | Llanymynech | 358 | 287 | 80% |
| HR3 | Hereford | 360 | 275 | 76% |
| SY20 | Machynlleth | 282 | 260 | 92% |
| SA9 | Swansea | 396 | 237 | 60% |
| HR5 | Kington | 341 | 234 | 69% |
| LD7 | Knighton | 248 | 195 | 79% |
| LD2 | Builth Wells | 257 | 192 | 75% |
| NP8 | Crickhowell | 216 | 189 | 88% |
| SY18 | Llanidloes | 257 | 184 | 72% |
| SY15 | Montgomery | 180 | 161 | 89% |
| LD8 | Presteigne | 186 | 152 | 82% |
| LD6 | Rhayader | 200 | 130 | 65% |
| SY17 | Caersws | 129 | 97 | 75% |