Will your Wolverhampton rental pass EPC C by 2030?

8,179 of 12,913 privately rented homes in Wolverhampton are below EPC C, 63% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Wolverhampton compares

Well above average

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

Best councils Worst councils

63% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Wolverhampton 47 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Wolverhampton

A 8

B 207

C 4,519

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 6,061

E 1,870

F 176

G 72

Of 12,913 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

7,605 of the 8,179 sub-C rentals in Wolverhampton, 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 Wolverhampton, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	12,913
Socially rented	14,223
Owner occupied	37,750
Median floor area	76 m²

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Wolverhampton.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
WV6	Wolverhampton	2,256	1,574	70%
WV3	Wolverhampton	2,155	1,555	72%
WV10	Wolverhampton	2,255	1,399	62%
WV14	Bilston	1,807	1,007	56%
WV1	Wolverhampton	1,348	844	63%
WV4	Wolverhampton	1,243	735	59%
WV2	Wolverhampton	1,282	726	57%
WV11	Wolverhampton	1,168	717	61%
WV13	Willenhall	1,214	701	58%
WV12	Willenhall	726	370	51%
WV8	Wolverhampton	395	206	52%
WV9	Wolverhampton	235	109	46%