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EPC Deadline

What the 2030 EPC rules mean for your rental, area by area

Postcode district · Bristol

EPC C by 2030 in BS16

2,190 privately rented homes in BS16, the Bristol district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How BS16 compares

Below average

BS16 is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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46% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks BS16 1,817 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in BS16

A 6
B 206
C 2,316
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 1,767
E 400
F 16
G 7

Of 4,718 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 28,737 properties of all tenures.

2,039 of those 2,190 homes already have a potential rating of C or better on their existing certificate. Landlords are required to spend up to £10,000 per property. Above that, an exemption may apply.

Who regulates BS16

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. BS16 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in BS

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
BS6 Bristol 4,521 2,901 64%
BS8 Bristol 4,891 2,886 59%
BS5 Bristol 5,287 2,793 53%
BS23 Weston-Super-Mare 4,306 2,701 63%
BS3 Bristol 3,966 1,914 48%
BS7 Bristol 3,602 1,725 48%
BS4 Bristol 2,981 1,516 51%
BS15 Bristol 2,370 1,165 49%
BS1 Bristol 3,432 1,095 32%
BS2 Bristol 2,514 980 39%
BS37 Bristol 1,571 771 49%
BS22 Weston-Super-Mare 1,883 720 38%

All districts in BS

What to do next

Start with the certificate. It lists the measures an assessor has already recommended for the property and the rating they would reach. If it has expired, you need a new one before you can let the property anyway.