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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Kettering

EPC C by 2030 in NN16

2,001 privately rented homes in NN16, the Kettering district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How NN16 compares

Above average

A bigger share of NN16's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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61% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks NN16 790 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in NN16

A 2
B 58
C 1,198
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 1,589
E 392
F 14
G 6

Of 3,259 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 11,492 properties of all tenures.

1,909 of those 2,001 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 NN16

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

Nearby districts in NN

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
NN1 Northampton 5,383 3,005 56%
NN2 Northampton 2,824 1,809 64%
NN8 Wellingborough 3,204 1,559 49%
NN3 Northampton 3,175 1,363 43%
NN14 Kettering 2,166 1,198 55%
NN4 Northampton 2,820 1,104 39%
NN5 Northampton 2,376 1,060 45%
NN10 Rushden 1,980 1,040 53%
NN6 Northampton 1,348 951 71%
NN15 Kettering 1,719 836 49%
NN11 Daventry 1,769 809 46%
NN17 Corby 1,627 775 48%

All districts in NN

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.