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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Alnwick

EPC C by 2030 in NE66

834 privately rented homes in NE66, the Alnwick district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How NE66 compares

Well above average

A bigger share of NE66's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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71% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks NE66 337 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in NE66

A 1
B 24
C 309
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 396
E 324
F 78
G 36

Of 1,168 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 7,534 properties of all tenures.

793 of those 834 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 NE66

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

Nearby districts in NE

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
NE2 Newcastle Upon Tyne 4,501 2,196 49%
NE6 Newcastle Upon Tyne 4,474 2,063 46%
NE4 Newcastle Upon Tyne 3,881 1,773 46%
NE8 Gateshead 4,210 1,598 38%
NE3 Newcastle Upon Tyne 3,110 1,175 38%
NE33 South Shields 2,174 1,118 51%
NE28 Wallsend 2,473 1,027 42%
NE29 North Shields 2,106 851 40%
NE5 Newcastle Upon Tyne 1,791 809 45%
NE24 Blyth 1,448 768 53%
NE1 Newcastle Upon Tyne 2,725 754 28%
NE61 Morpeth 1,242 746 60%

All districts in NE

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.