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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Basingstoke

EPC C by 2030 in RG24

421 privately rented homes in RG24, the Basingstoke district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How RG24 compares

Well below average

RG24 is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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27% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks RG24 2,178 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in RG24

A 0
B 106
C 1,016
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 368
E 50
F 3
G 0

Of 1,543 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 13,523 properties of all tenures.

404 of those 421 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 RG24

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

Nearby districts in RG

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
RG1 Reading 8,791 4,221 48%
RG30 Reading 3,532 1,906 54%
RG14 Newbury 2,927 1,256 43%
RG6 Reading 2,177 1,202 55%
RG2 Reading 2,439 1,164 48%
RG4 Reading 1,935 1,072 55%
RG12 Bracknell 2,547 887 35%
RG9 Henley-On-Thames 1,212 881 73%
RG7 Reading 1,251 861 69%
RG17 Hungerford 1,041 741 71%
RG21 Basingstoke 2,255 681 30%
RG20 Newbury 802 679 85%

All districts in RG

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.