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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Heywood

EPC C by 2030 in OL10

710 privately rented homes in OL10, the Heywood district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How OL10 compares

About average

OL10 sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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50% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks OL10 1,593 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in OL10

A 7
B 27
C 673
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 592
E 109
F 9
G 0

Of 1,417 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 10,701 properties of all tenures.

681 of those 710 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 OL10

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

Nearby districts in OL

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
OL8 Oldham 2,265 1,341 59%
OL4 Oldham 2,082 1,261 61%
OL11 Rochdale 2,168 1,227 57%
OL12 Rochdale 2,050 1,110 54%
OL16 Rochdale 1,803 988 55%
OL9 Oldham 1,653 942 57%
OL6 Ashton-Under-Lyne 1,741 925 53%
OL2 Oldham 1,722 897 52%
OL13 Bacup 784 528 67%
OL1 Oldham 1,062 515 48%
OL7 Ashton-Under-Lyne 948 472 50%
OL14 Todmorden 642 463 72%

All districts in OL

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.