Will your Bradford rental pass EPC C by 2030?
18,322 of 28,629 privately rented homes in Bradford are below EPC C, 64% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Bradford compares
Well above average
A bigger share of Bradford's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
64% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Bradford 42 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Bradford
Of 28,629 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
17,252 of the 18,322 sub-C rentals in Bradford, 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
| Privately rented | 28,629 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 23,670 |
| Owner occupied | 91,442 |
| Median floor area | 79 m² |
Postcode districts in Bradford
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Bradford.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD7 | Bradford | 2,183 | 1,648 | 75% |
| BD21 | Keighley | 2,189 | 1,535 | 70% |
| BD3 | Bradford | 1,726 | 1,316 | 76% |
| BD5 | Bradford | 1,781 | 1,290 | 72% |
| BD2 | Bradford | 1,583 | 1,116 | 71% |
| BD4 | Bradford | 1,845 | 1,068 | 58% |
| BD8 | Bradford | 1,557 | 1,010 | 65% |
| BD18 | Shipley | 1,376 | 987 | 72% |
| BD1 | Bradford | 2,210 | 984 | 45% |
| BD20 | Keighley | 1,408 | 935 | 66% |
| BD22 | Keighley | 1,358 | 921 | 68% |
| BD9 | Bradford | 1,320 | 904 | 68% |
| BD6 | Bradford | 1,478 | 877 | 59% |
| BD13 | Bradford | 1,192 | 830 | 70% |
| LS29 | Ilkley | 1,272 | 644 | 51% |
| BD16 | Bingley | 1,235 | 630 | 51% |
| BD10 | Bradford | 1,209 | 625 | 52% |
| BD12 | Bradford | 705 | 525 | 74% |
| BD17 | Shipley | 882 | 363 | 41% |
| BD15 | Bradford | 576 | 358 | 62% |