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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Exeter

EPC C by 2030 in EX1

938 privately rented homes in EX1, the Exeter district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How EX1 compares

Below average

EX1 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 EX1 1,697 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in EX1

A 1
B 63
C 922
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 741
E 191
F 5
G 1

Of 1,924 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 11,732 properties of all tenures.

869 of those 938 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 EX1

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. EX1 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in EX

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
EX4 Exeter 5,363 2,662 50%
EX39 Bideford 2,649 1,669 63%
EX2 Exeter 3,244 1,396 43%
EX8 Exmouth 2,177 1,280 59%
EX34 Ilfracombe 1,902 1,249 66%
EX16 Tiverton 2,080 1,193 57%
EX32 Barnstaple 1,779 1,093 61%
EX20 Okehampton 1,405 878 62%
EX31 Barnstaple 1,295 746 58%
EX5 Exeter 1,028 670 65%
EX15 Cullompton 1,166 656 56%
EX17 Crediton 995 635 64%

All districts in EX

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.