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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Lowestoft

EPC C by 2030 in NR33

1,261 privately rented homes in NR33, the Lowestoft district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How NR33 compares

About average

NR33 sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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52% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks NR33 1,484 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in NR33

A 3
B 35
C 1,128
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 985
E 251
F 17
G 8

Of 2,427 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 13,455 properties of all tenures.

1,197 of those 1,261 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 NR33

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

Nearby districts in NR

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
NR2 Norwich 3,315 2,042 62%
NR30 Great Yarmouth 3,220 1,805 56%
NR3 Norwich 3,181 1,660 52%
NR32 Lowestoft 2,974 1,641 55%
NR1 Norwich 3,004 1,233 41%
NR31 Great Yarmouth 2,232 1,035 46%
NR12 Norwich 993 789 79%
NR34 Beccles 1,046 710 68%
NR11 Norwich 901 692 77%
NR19 Dereham 1,173 608 52%
NR20 Dereham 755 601 80%
NR10 Norwich 792 598 76%

All districts in NR

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.