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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Chorley

EPC C by 2030 in PR6

696 privately rented homes in PR6, the Chorley district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How PR6 compares

About average

PR6 sits close to the England and Wales figure.

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53% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks PR6 1,395 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in PR6

A 1
B 29
C 590
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 542
E 143
F 8
G 3

Of 1,316 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 11,185 properties of all tenures.

657 of those 696 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 PR6

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

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%
PR25 Leyland 1,066 614 58%
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.