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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Buxton

EPC C by 2030 in SK17

960 privately rented homes in SK17, the Buxton district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How SK17 compares

Well above average

A bigger share of SK17's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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65% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks SK17 577 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in SK17

A 1
B 21
C 488
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 616
E 290
F 38
G 16

Of 1,470 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 11,182 properties of all tenures.

874 of those 960 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 SK17

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. SK17 is split across 2 of them.

Nearby districts in SK

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
SK11 Macclesfield 1,801 1,139 63%
SK4 Stockport 1,619 1,035 64%
SK3 Stockport 1,531 976 64%
SK14 Hyde 1,962 973 50%
SK8 Cheadle 1,501 951 63%
SK9 Wilmslow 1,637 837 51%
SK10 Macclesfield 1,284 815 63%
SK5 Stockport 1,303 784 60%
SK2 Stockport 1,176 767 65%
SK7 Stockport 1,078 674 63%
SK6 Stockport 1,189 657 55%
SK15 Stalybridge 1,292 631 49%

All districts in SK

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.