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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Witham

EPC C by 2030 in CM8

610 privately rented homes in CM8, the Witham district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How CM8 compares

About average

CM8 sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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50% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks CM8 1,630 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in CM8

A 0
B 32
C 589
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 443
E 150
F 10
G 7

Of 1,231 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 11,970 properties of all tenures.

560 of those 610 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 CM8

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. CM8 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in CM

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
CM1 Chelmsford 2,605 1,306 50%
CM2 Chelmsford 2,466 1,265 51%
CM7 Braintree 2,190 1,070 49%
CM23 Bishop'S Stortford 2,188 968 44%
CM3 Chelmsford 1,524 956 63%
CM14 Brentwood 1,608 740 46%
CM9 Maldon 1,054 689 65%
CM20 Harlow 1,368 583 43%
CM16 Epping 1,072 559 52%
CM18 Harlow 884 469 53%
CM13 Brentwood 851 460 54%
CM6 Dunmow 826 459 56%

All districts in CM

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.