Councils by volume below EPC C
The number of privately rented homes rated below EPC C in each council area.
Led by Birmingham at 40,256, from 318 ranked.
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League tables
Every council and postcode district in England and Wales, ranked on the measures that decide who has the most work to do before October 2030. Each table ships the CSV behind it.
Built from the full Energy Performance of Buildings Register: 3,487,168 privately rented homes, 1,846,062 of them below EPC C. If you are writing about your own area and want a cut we have not published, ask.
Councils by share below EPC C
The share of each council’s privately rented stock rated below EPC C.
Led by Isle of Anglesey at 80.2%, from 315 ranked.
Postcode districts by volume below EPC C
The number of privately rented homes rated below EPC C in each postcode district.
Led by CR0 at 6,672, from 2,213 ranked.
Councils improving fastest
Of the privately rented homes that were below EPC C and have since been assessed again, the share that reached C.
Led by Gateshead at 52.4%, from 317 ranked.
Hardest rental stock to fix
The share of sub-C rentals that assessors say could reach C on their recommended measures.
Led by Burnley at 97.1%, from 316 ranked.
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Like for like: beating your own housing stock
Every table above is a straight count. This one is calculated: it compares each council against what its own building stock predicts, so old housing is no longer an excuse or a handicap. The method is stated in full on the page.
Using these figures
They are free to reuse, including commercially, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The data page sets out how each figure is counted, what it does and does not cover, and where to ask questions.