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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Newport

EPC C by 2030 in PO30

607 privately rented homes in PO30, the Newport district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How PO30 compares

About average

PO30 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 PO30 1,510 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in PO30

A 0
B 57
C 511
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 400
E 179
F 20
G 8

Of 1,175 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 11,005 properties of all tenures.

556 of those 607 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 PO30

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

Nearby districts in PO

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
PO4 Southsea 4,798 2,740 57%
PO5 Southsea 4,585 2,512 55%
PO2 Portsmouth 3,559 1,925 54%
PO21 Bognor Regis 3,349 1,837 55%
PO12 Gosport 3,059 1,422 46%
PO1 Portsmouth 3,093 1,191 39%
PO33 Ryde 1,878 1,134 60%
PO19 Chichester 2,746 1,126 41%
PO20 Chichester 1,556 857 55%
PO13 Gosport 1,913 806 42%
PO6 Portsmouth 1,617 805 50%
PO9 Havant 1,632 737 45%

All districts in PO

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.