Will your Stoke-on-Trent rental pass EPC C by 2030?

8,137 of 13,839 privately rented homes in Stoke-on-Trent are below EPC C, 59% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Stoke-on-Trent compares

Above average

A bigger share of Stoke-on-Trent's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

59% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Stoke-on-Trent 104 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Stoke-on-Trent

A 12

B 284

C 5,406

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 6,541

E 1,482

F 87

G 27

Of 13,839 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,865 of the 8,137 sub-C rentals in Stoke-on-Trent, 97% 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 Stoke-on-Trent, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	13,839
Socially rented	16,544
Owner occupied	39,113
Median floor area	74 m²

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Stoke-on-Trent.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
ST4	Stoke-On-Trent	4,648	2,869	62%
ST6	Stoke-On-Trent	3,747	2,140	57%
ST1	Stoke-On-Trent	2,373	1,425	60%
ST3	Stoke-On-Trent	2,046	1,239	61%
ST2	Stoke-On-Trent	1,082	516	48%
ST9	Stoke-On-Trent	175	129	74%
ST12	Stoke-On-Trent	94	60	64%