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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Umberleigh

EPC C by 2030 in EX37

107 privately rented homes in EX37, the Umberleigh district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How EX37 compares

Well above average

A bigger share of EX37's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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73% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks EX37 294 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in EX37

A 0
B 2
C 38
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 44
E 57
F 4
G 2

Of 147 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 1,293 properties of all tenures.

93 of those 107 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 EX37

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. EX37 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%
EX1 Exeter 1,924 938 49%
EX20 Okehampton 1,405 878 62%
EX31 Barnstaple 1,295 746 58%
EX5 Exeter 1,028 670 65%
EX15 Cullompton 1,166 656 56%

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.