Will your Shropshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?

9,700 of 14,875 privately rented homes in Shropshire are below EPC C, 65% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Shropshire compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

65% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Shropshire 32 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Shropshire

A 10

B 261

C 4,904

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 5,493

E 3,561

F 401

G 245

Of 14,875 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

8,979 of the 9,700 sub-C rentals in Shropshire, 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 Shropshire, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	14,875
Socially rented	13,364
Owner occupied	55,088
Median floor area	86 m²

Postcode districts in Shropshire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Shropshire.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
SY3	Shrewsbury	1,763	942	53%
SY1	Shrewsbury	1,765	878	50%
SY4	Shrewsbury	1,093	817	75%
SY11	Oswestry	1,339	810	60%
SY8	Ludlow	945	734	78%
SY13	Whitchurch	1,096	730	67%
TF9	Market Drayton	1,118	722	65%
WV16	Bridgnorth	951	711	75%
SY5	Shrewsbury	812	625	77%
SY7	Craven Arms	547	474	87%
TF11	Shifnal	647	437	68%
SY10	Oswestry	450	377	84%
SY2	Shrewsbury	737	369	50%
DY12	Bewdley	501	353	70%
WV15	Bridgnorth	434	339	78%
SY22	Llanymynech	358	287	80%
SY12	Ellesmere	410	275	67%
WR15	Tenbury Wells	302	238	79%
WV5	Wolverhampton	439	228	52%
DY14	Kidderminster	270	224	83%