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What the 2030 EPC rules mean for your rental, area by area

Will your Vale of Glamorgan rental pass EPC C by 2030?

4,016 of 6,949 privately rented homes in Vale of Glamorgan are below EPC C, 58% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Vale of Glamorgan compares

Above average

A bigger share of Vale of Glamorgan's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

58% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Vale of Glamorgan 120 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Vale of Glamorgan

A 2
B 216
C 2,715
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 3,148
E 774
F 63
G 31

Of 6,949 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

3,762 of the 4,016 sub-C rentals in Vale of Glamorgan, 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 Vale of Glamorgan, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented6,949
Socially rented6,044
Owner occupied22,112
Median floor area86 m²

Postcode districts in Vale of Glamorgan

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Vale of Glamorgan.

DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
CF5 Cardiff 2,952 1,607 54%
CF62 Barry 2,414 1,520 63%
CF63 Barry 1,775 1,013 57%
CF32 Bridgend 1,474 960 65%
CF64 Penarth 1,856 916 49%
CF35 Bridgend 505 255 51%
CF71 Cowbridge 340 236 69%
CF61 Llantwit Major 386 213 55%

Other authorities in Wales