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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Saxmundham

EPC C by 2030 in IP17

327 privately rented homes in IP17, the Saxmundham district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How IP17 compares

Well above average

A bigger share of IP17's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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68% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks IP17 456 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in IP17

A 3
B 13
C 138
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 162
E 147
F 13
G 5

Of 481 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 4,910 properties of all tenures.

310 of those 327 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 IP17

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

Nearby districts in IP

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
IP4 Ipswich 2,862 1,579 55%
IP1 Ipswich 2,772 1,540 56%
IP28 Bury St. Edmunds 2,690 1,313 49%
IP33 Bury St. Edmunds 2,173 1,157 53%
IP27 Brandon 1,551 1,017 66%
IP12 Woodbridge 1,369 974 71%
IP24 Thetford 2,085 956 46%
IP11 Felixstowe 1,657 937 57%
IP14 Stowmarket 1,634 918 56%
IP3 Ipswich 2,218 917 41%
IP31 Bury St. Edmunds 970 735 76%
IP22 Diss 1,166 724 62%

All districts in IP

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.