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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Hereford

EPC C by 2030 in HR2

1,160 privately rented homes in HR2, the Hereford district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How HR2 compares

Above average

A bigger share of HR2's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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60% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks HR2 904 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in HR2

A 0
B 11
C 766
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 684
E 382
F 58
G 36

Of 1,937 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 12,870 properties of all tenures.

1,079 of those 1,160 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 HR2

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries.

Nearby districts in HR

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
HR4 Hereford 2,129 1,270 60%
HR1 Hereford 1,782 1,040 58%
HR6 Leominster 1,397 940 67%
HR9 Ross-On-Wye 931 647 70%
HR8 Ledbury 670 457 68%
HR3 Hereford 360 275 76%
HR7 Bromyard 386 237 61%
HR5 Kington 341 234 69%

All districts in HR

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.