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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Buckhurst Hill

EPC C by 2030 in IG9

456 privately rented homes in IG9, the Buckhurst Hill district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How IG9 compares

About average

IG9 sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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51% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks IG9 1,526 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in IG9

A 0
B 40
C 391
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 338
E 111
F 4
G 3

Of 887 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 3,981 properties of all tenures.

399 of those 456 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 IG9

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. IG9 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in IG

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
IG1 Ilford 8,270 4,369 53%
IG3 Ilford 4,078 2,346 58%
IG11 Barking 5,047 2,165 43%
IG2 Ilford 2,812 1,319 47%
IG6 Ilford 2,346 1,268 54%
IG8 Woodford Green 2,111 1,164 55%
IG10 Loughton 1,894 994 52%
IG7 Chigwell 1,209 656 54%
IG5 Ilford 824 497 60%
IG4 Ilford 584 329 56%

All districts in IG

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.