Will your Rotherham rental pass EPC C by 2030?
6,700 of 11,852 privately rented homes in Rotherham are below EPC C, 57% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Rotherham compares
Above average
A bigger share of Rotherham's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.
57% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Rotherham 143 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Rotherham
Of 11,852 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
6,355 of the 6,700 sub-C rentals in Rotherham, 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 | 11,852 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 19,044 |
| Owner occupied | 40,864 |
| Median floor area | 79 m² |
Postcode districts in Rotherham
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Rotherham.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S63 | Rotherham | 2,325 | 1,244 | 54% |
| S66 | Rotherham | 2,062 | 1,127 | 55% |
| S65 | Rotherham | 1,891 | 1,079 | 57% |
| S64 | Mexborough | 1,695 | 1,073 | 63% |
| S60 | Rotherham | 1,940 | 1,066 | 55% |
| S61 | Rotherham | 1,482 | 818 | 55% |
| S81 | Worksop | 1,321 | 778 | 59% |
| S73 | Barnsley | 1,362 | 773 | 57% |
| S62 | Rotherham | 1,109 | 750 | 68% |
| S25 | Sheffield | 940 | 494 | 53% |
| S26 | Sheffield | 822 | 491 | 60% |