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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Dartford

EPC C by 2030 in DA1

1,605 privately rented homes in DA1, the Dartford district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How DA1 compares

Below average

DA1 is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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49% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks DA1 1,660 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in DA1

A 1
B 199
C 1,460
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 1,325
E 266
F 12
G 2

Of 3,265 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 20,783 properties of all tenures.

1,527 of those 1,605 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 DA1

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. DA1 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in DA

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
DA11 Gravesend 2,974 1,597 54%
DA12 Gravesend 2,554 1,435 56%
DA8 Erith 1,933 945 49%
DA16 Welling 1,142 764 67%
DA17 Belvedere 1,354 724 53%
DA7 Bexleyheath 963 608 63%
DA15 Sidcup 848 509 60%
DA14 Sidcup 1,043 470 45%
DA2 Dartford 767 377 49%
DA9 Greenhithe 1,194 360 30%
DA5 Bexley 531 306 58%
DA3 Longfield 466 267 57%

All districts in DA

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.