Will your Sheffield rental pass EPC C by 2030?
15,938 of 30,375 privately rented homes in Sheffield are below EPC C, 52% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.
How Sheffield compares
About average
Sheffield sits close to the England and Wales figure.
52% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Sheffield 195 of 318 councils by the share needing work.
Every band in Sheffield
Of 30,375 privately rented homes with a current certificate.
How many can actually reach C?
14,783 of the 15,938 sub-C rentals in Sheffield, 93% 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 | 30,375 |
|---|---|
| Socially rented | 40,900 |
| Owner occupied | 79,550 |
| Median floor area | 75 m² |
Postcode districts in Sheffield
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Sheffield.
| District | Post town | Rented | Below C | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S10 | Sheffield | 4,049 | 2,397 | 59% |
| S6 | Sheffield | 3,177 | 1,974 | 62% |
| S11 | Sheffield | 2,643 | 1,739 | 66% |
| S2 | Sheffield | 2,916 | 1,433 | 49% |
| S5 | Sheffield | 1,932 | 1,122 | 58% |
| S8 | Sheffield | 1,702 | 1,093 | 64% |
| S9 | Sheffield | 1,437 | 973 | 68% |
| S7 | Sheffield | 1,202 | 866 | 72% |
| S4 | Sheffield | 998 | 734 | 74% |
| S3 | Sheffield | 2,859 | 698 | 24% |
| S35 | Sheffield | 961 | 582 | 61% |
| S13 | Sheffield | 945 | 580 | 61% |
| S36 | Sheffield | 836 | 540 | 65% |
| S12 | Sheffield | 871 | 481 | 55% |
| S1 | Sheffield | 3,043 | 445 | 15% |
| S20 | Sheffield | 851 | 401 | 47% |
| S17 | Sheffield | 356 | 202 | 57% |
| S14 | Sheffield | 208 | 94 | 45% |