Will your Dudley rental pass EPC C by 2030?

6,249 of 10,123 privately rented homes in Dudley are below EPC C, 62% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Dudley compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

62% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Dudley 66 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Dudley

A 1

B 215

C 3,658

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,662

E 1,455

F 92

G 40

Of 10,123 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,858 of the 6,249 sub-C rentals in Dudley, 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 Dudley, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	10,123
Socially rented	24,563
Owner occupied	49,449
Median floor area	77 m²

Postcode districts in Dudley

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Dudley.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
DY2	Dudley	1,682	1,022	61%
WV14	Bilston	1,807	1,007	56%
DY5	Brierley Hill	1,538	913	59%
DY8	Stourbridge	1,428	900	63%
B63	Halesowen	1,357	772	57%
DY1	Dudley	1,266	769	61%
DY9	Stourbridge	952	666	70%
B62	Halesowen	766	511	67%
DY3	Dudley	632	373	59%
DY6	Kingswinford	497	351	71%