Will your Mid Devon rental pass EPC C by 2030?

2,642 of 4,451 privately rented homes in Mid Devon are below EPC C, 59% of the local rental market. They must be upgraded by 1 October 2030.

How Mid Devon compares

Above average

A bigger share of Mid Devon's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

Best councils Worst councils

59% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks Mid Devon 97 of 318 councils by the share needing work.

Every band in Mid Devon

A 4

B 110

C 1,695

C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded

D 1,443

E 1,010

F 126

G 63

Of 4,451 privately rented homes with a current certificate.

How many can actually reach C?

2,399 of the 2,642 sub-C rentals in Mid Devon, 91% 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

All tenures in Mid Devon, from properties with a current certificate.
Privately rented	4,451
Socially rented	2,617
Owner occupied	13,492
Median floor area	87 m²

Postcode districts in Mid Devon

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Mid Devon.

District	Post town	Rented	Below C	Share
EX16	Tiverton	2,080	1,193	57%
EX5	Exeter	1,028	670	65%
EX15	Cullompton	1,166	656	56%
EX17	Crediton	995	635	64%
EX6	Exeter	754	544	72%
EX18	Chulmleigh	128	108	84%