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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Alresford

EPC C by 2030 in SO24

404 privately rented homes in SO24, the Alresford district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How SO24 compares

Well above average

A bigger share of SO24's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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78% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks SO24 163 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in SO24

A 0
B 2
C 109
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 162
E 204
F 32
G 6

Of 515 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 3,661 properties of all tenures.

347 of those 404 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 SO24

Enforcement sits with the council, and postcode districts do not follow council boundaries. SO24 is split across 2 of them.

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%
SO19 Southampton 3,002 1,346 45%
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%

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.