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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Downham Market

EPC C by 2030 in PE38

497 privately rented homes in PE38, the Downham Market district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How PE38 compares

About average

PE38 sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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51% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks PE38 1,542 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in PE38

A 3
B 31
C 440
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 263
E 203
F 23
G 8

Of 971 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 6,433 properties of all tenures.

460 of those 497 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 PE38

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

Nearby districts in PE

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
PE1 Peterborough 5,859 3,514 60%
PE21 Boston 3,563 2,039 57%
PE2 Peterborough 4,121 1,664 40%
PE25 Skegness 2,626 1,506 57%
PE30 King'S Lynn 2,871 1,467 51%
PE13 Wisbech 2,259 1,264 56%
PE28 Huntingdon 1,944 1,242 64%
PE11 Spalding 2,266 1,171 52%
PE9 Stamford 1,740 1,067 61%
PE31 King'S Lynn 1,278 1,065 83%
PE12 Spalding 1,553 1,040 67%
PE19 St. Neots 2,193 940 43%

All districts in PE

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.