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

Will your South Staffordshire rental pass EPC C by 2030?

1,743 of 2,836 privately rented homes in South Staffordshire are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How South Staffordshire compares

Above average

A bigger share of South Staffordshire'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 South Staffordshire 70 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in South Staffordshire

A 0
B 58
C 1,035
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 1,103
E 521
F 86
G 33

Of 2,836 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

1,638 of the 1,743 sub-C rentals in South Staffordshire, 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 South Staffordshire, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented2,836
Socially rented4,203
Owner occupied17,990
Median floor area83 m²

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside South Staffordshire.

DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
WV6 Wolverhampton 2,256 1,574 70%
WV10 Wolverhampton 2,255 1,399 62%
WV4 Wolverhampton 1,243 735 59%
WV11 Wolverhampton 1,168 717 61%
WS12 Cannock 1,147 635 55%
TF11 Shifnal 647 437 68%
DY3 Dudley 632 373 59%
ST19 Stafford 474 338 71%
WS6 Walsall 356 238 67%
WV5 Wolverhampton 439 228 52%
WV8 Wolverhampton 395 206 52%
DY7 Stourbridge 229 168 73%
WV9 Wolverhampton 235 109 46%

Other authorities in West Midlands