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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Plymouth

EPC C by 2030 in PL6

569 privately rented homes in PL6, the Plymouth district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How PL6 compares

Well below average

PL6 is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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33% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks PL6 2,138 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in PL6

A 87
B 76
C 987
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 477
E 79
F 9
G 4

Of 1,719 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 13,600 properties of all tenures.

550 of those 569 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 PL6

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. PL6 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in PL

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
PL4 Plymouth 6,634 3,421 52%
PL1 Plymouth 3,996 1,782 45%
PL2 Plymouth 2,358 1,313 56%
PL26 St. Austell 1,577 1,242 79%
PL3 Plymouth 1,749 933 53%
PL5 Plymouth 1,784 832 47%
PL14 Liskeard 1,293 798 62%
PL15 Launceston 1,266 793 63%
PL25 St. Austell 1,582 754 48%
PL12 Saltash 1,074 612 57%
PL19 Tavistock 955 584 61%
PL7 Plymouth 1,161 584 50%

All districts in PL

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.