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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Southampton

EPC C by 2030 in SO19

1,346 privately rented homes in SO19, the Southampton district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How SO19 compares

Below average

SO19 is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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45% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks SO19 1,886 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in SO19

A 5
B 297
C 1,354
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 1,033
E 295
F 17
G 1

Of 3,002 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 19,659 properties of all tenures.

1,224 of those 1,346 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 SO19

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

Nearby districts in SO

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
SO15 Southampton 5,978 2,779 46%
SO14 Southampton 4,764 1,909 40%
SO16 Southampton 3,623 1,803 50%
SO17 Southampton 3,165 1,505 48%
SO18 Southampton 2,166 1,114 51%
SO41 Lymington 1,584 848 54%
SO23 Winchester 1,507 737 49%
SO40 Southampton 1,451 695 48%
SO50 Eastleigh 1,812 685 38%
SO51 Romsey 1,078 660 61%
SO31 Southampton 1,671 647 39%
SO22 Winchester 1,522 546 36%

All districts in SO

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.