Will your Wyre Forest rental pass EPC C by 2030?
2,739 of 4,589 privately rented homes in Wyre Forest are below EPC C, 60% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Wyre Forest compares
Above average
A bigger share of Wyre Forest's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
60% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Wyre Forest 94 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Wyre Forest
Of 4,589 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
2,602 of the 2,739 sub-C rentals in Wyre Forest, 95% 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
| Privately rented | 4,589 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 4,161 |
| Owner occupied | 16,950 |
| Median floor area | 80 m² |
Postcode districts in Wyre Forest
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Wyre Forest.
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