Will your Birmingham rental pass EPC C by 2030?

40,256 of 69,234 privately rented homes in Birmingham are below EPC C, 58% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Birmingham compares

Above average

A bigger share of Birmingham'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 Birmingham 112 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Birmingham

A 230

B 4,630

C 24,118

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 30,726

E 8,859

F 473

G 198

Of 69,234 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

37,302 of the 40,256 sub-C rentals in Birmingham, 93% 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 Birmingham, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	69,234
Socially rented	84,870
Owner occupied	148,144
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Birmingham

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Birmingham.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
B29	Birmingham	3,953	2,356	60%
B23	Birmingham	3,391	2,349	69%
B11	Birmingham	2,739	2,118	77%
B21	Birmingham	2,377	1,968	83%
B16	Birmingham	3,979	1,910	48%
B13	Birmingham	2,764	1,790	65%
B17	Birmingham	2,627	1,669	64%
B8	Birmingham	2,204	1,643	75%
B20	Birmingham	2,399	1,635	68%
B27	Birmingham	1,975	1,408	71%
B44	Birmingham	1,700	1,320	78%
B24	Birmingham	1,694	1,222	72%
B14	Birmingham	1,745	1,217	70%
B10	Birmingham	1,531	1,165	76%
B31	Birmingham	2,023	1,149	57%
B42	Birmingham	1,690	1,107	66%
B30	Birmingham	1,716	1,065	62%
B26	Birmingham	1,313	1,007	77%
B33	Birmingham	1,605	979	61%
B9	Birmingham	1,383	954	69%