Will your Kirklees rental pass EPC C by 2030?
12,683 of 20,340 privately rented homes in Kirklees are below EPC C, 62% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Kirklees compares
Above average
A bigger share of Kirklees's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
62% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Kirklees 57 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Kirklees
Of 20,340 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
12,162 of the 12,683 sub-C rentals in Kirklees, 96% 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 | 20,340 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 18,478 |
| Owner occupied | 71,004 |
| Median floor area | 77 m² |
Postcode districts in Kirklees
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Kirklees.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD1 | Huddersfield | 2,779 | 1,831 | 66% |
| HD4 | Huddersfield | 1,746 | 1,245 | 71% |
| HD3 | Huddersfield | 1,934 | 1,184 | 61% |
| HD5 | Huddersfield | 1,568 | 1,083 | 69% |
| HD2 | Huddersfield | 1,557 | 1,019 | 65% |
| WF4 | Wakefield | 1,650 | 1,017 | 62% |
| WF17 | Batley | 1,790 | 938 | 52% |
| WF13 | Dewsbury | 1,284 | 770 | 60% |
| HD9 | Holmfirth | 1,346 | 759 | 56% |
| HD7 | Huddersfield | 1,039 | 677 | 65% |
| HD8 | Huddersfield | 1,094 | 669 | 61% |
| BD19 | Cleckheaton | 1,103 | 606 | 55% |
| WF12 | Dewsbury | 874 | 569 | 65% |
| BD12 | Bradford | 705 | 525 | 74% |
| WF14 | Mirfield | 812 | 450 | 55% |
| WF15 | Liversedge | 595 | 345 | 58% |
| WF16 | Heckmondwike | 502 | 314 | 63% |
| BD11 | Bradford | 377 | 225 | 60% |