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

Will your Herefordshire, County of rental pass EPC C by 2030?

6,496 of 10,166 privately rented homes in Herefordshire, County of are below EPC C, 64% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Herefordshire, County of compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

64% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Herefordshire, County of 44 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Herefordshire, County of

A 18
B 161
C 3,491
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 3,654
E 2,385
F 300
G 157

Of 10,166 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,967 of the 6,496 sub-C rentals in Herefordshire, County of, 92% 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 Herefordshire, County of, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented10,166
Socially rented7,680
Owner occupied32,421
Median floor area87 m²

Postcode districts in Herefordshire, County of

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Herefordshire, County of.

DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
HR4 Hereford 2,129 1,270 60%
HR2 Hereford 1,937 1,160 60%
HR1 Hereford 1,782 1,040 58%
HR6 Leominster 1,397 940 67%
SY8 Ludlow 945 734 78%
HR9 Ross-On-Wye 931 647 70%
SY7 Craven Arms 547 474 87%
HR8 Ledbury 670 457 68%
WR6 Worcester 401 354 88%
HR3 Hereford 360 275 76%
HR7 Bromyard 386 237 61%
HR5 Kington 341 234 69%
WR13 Malvern 288 226 78%
LD8 Presteigne 186 152 82%

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