Will your Walsall rental pass EPC C by 2030?

6,245 of 10,863 privately rented homes in Walsall are below EPC C, 57% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Walsall compares

Above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

57% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Walsall 124 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Walsall

A 2

B 357

C 4,259

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 4,567

E 1,577

F 67

G 34

Of 10,863 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

5,784 of the 6,245 sub-C rentals in Walsall, 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 Walsall, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	10,863
Socially rented	20,644
Owner occupied	39,920
Median floor area	77 m²

Postcode districts in Walsall

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Walsall.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
WS1	Walsall	1,892	1,341	71%
WS2	Walsall	2,455	1,276	52%
WS10	Wednesbury	1,769	1,073	61%
WS3	Walsall	1,633	883	54%
WV13	Willenhall	1,214	701	58%
B43	Birmingham	1,016	589	58%
B74	Sutton Coldfield	832	437	53%
WV12	Willenhall	726	370	51%
WS5	Walsall	633	344	54%
WS9	Walsall	632	332	53%
WS4	Walsall	507	314	62%
WS8	Walsall	379	206	54%