Will your Doncaster rental pass EPC C by 2030?
10,285 of 16,918 privately rented homes in Doncaster are below EPC C, 61% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Doncaster compares
Above average
A bigger share of Doncaster's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Doncaster 80 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Doncaster
Of 16,918 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
9,695 of the 10,285 sub-C rentals in Doncaster, 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 | 16,918 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 18,160 |
| Owner occupied | 48,779 |
| Median floor area | 82 m² |
Postcode districts in Doncaster
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Doncaster.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN4 | Doncaster | 3,976 | 2,257 | 57% |
| DN1 | Doncaster | 2,004 | 1,449 | 72% |
| DN5 | Doncaster | 2,093 | 1,348 | 64% |
| S64 | Mexborough | 1,695 | 1,073 | 63% |
| DN2 | Doncaster | 1,349 | 854 | 63% |
| DN6 | Doncaster | 1,262 | 816 | 65% |
| DN12 | Doncaster | 1,038 | 673 | 65% |
| DN11 | Doncaster | 1,183 | 671 | 57% |
| DN3 | Doncaster | 1,156 | 557 | 48% |
| DN8 | Doncaster | 862 | 452 | 52% |
| DN7 | Doncaster | 811 | 440 | 54% |
| DN9 | Doncaster | 583 | 272 | 47% |
| DN10 | Doncaster | 403 | 244 | 61% |