Will your Sandwell rental pass EPC C by 2030?

9,082 of 14,982 privately rented homes in Sandwell are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Sandwell compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Sandwell 81 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Sandwell

A 2

B 539

C 5,359

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 6,819

E 2,097

F 121

G 45

Of 14,982 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

8,568 of the 9,082 sub-C rentals in Sandwell, 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 Sandwell, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	14,982
Socially rented	26,580
Owner occupied	45,352
Median floor area	75 m²

Postcode districts in Sandwell

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Sandwell.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
B67	Smethwick	1,860	1,561	84%
B66	Smethwick	1,802	1,117	62%
WS10	Wednesbury	1,769	1,073	61%
DY4	Tipton	1,823	911	50%
B68	Oldbury	1,254	877	70%
B70	West Bromwich	1,586	874	55%
B69	Oldbury	1,342	774	58%
B71	West Bromwich	1,344	740	55%
B43	Birmingham	1,016	589	58%
B65	Rowley Regis	898	548	61%
B64	Cradley Heath	965	506	52%
WS5	Walsall	633	344	54%