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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Leyland

EPC C by 2030 in PR25

614 privately rented homes in PR25, the Leyland district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How PR25 compares

Above average

A bigger share of PR25's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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58% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks PR25 1,036 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in PR25

A 1
B 20
C 431
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 514
E 93
F 5
G 2

Of 1,066 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 11,274 properties of all tenures.

563 of those 614 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 PR25

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. PR25 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in PR

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
PR1 Preston 6,052 3,342 55%
PR9 Southport 3,073 1,765 57%
PR2 Preston 3,282 1,749 53%
PR8 Southport 2,921 1,711 59%
PR7 Chorley 2,764 1,169 42%
PR4 Preston 1,600 924 58%
PR5 Preston 1,540 843 55%
PR3 Preston 1,150 744 65%
PR6 Chorley 1,316 696 53%
PR26 Leyland 318 167 53%

All districts in PR

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.