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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Sherborne

EPC C by 2030 in DT9

810 privately rented homes in DT9, the Sherborne district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How DT9 compares

Well above average

A bigger share of DT9's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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76% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks DT9 211 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in DT9

A 0
B 6
C 246
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 384
E 352
F 57
G 17

Of 1,062 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 7,934 properties of all tenures.

757 of those 810 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 DT9

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. DT9 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in DT

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
DT4 Weymouth 2,745 1,430 52%
DT11 Blandford Forum 1,490 970 65%
DT2 Dorchester 1,158 966 83%
DT6 Bridport 1,171 753 64%
DT5 Portland 917 482 53%
DT3 Weymouth 915 476 52%
DT1 Dorchester 1,010 371 37%
DT10 Sturminster Newton 397 262 66%
DT8 Beaminster 259 198 76%
DT7 Lyme Regis 258 173 67%

All districts in DT

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.