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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Sunderland

EPC C by 2030 in SR3

573 privately rented homes in SR3, the Sunderland district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How SR3 compares

Above average

A bigger share of SR3's rented homes fall short than in most of England and Wales.

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57% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks SR3 1,088 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in SR3

A 0
B 9
C 423
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 472
E 95
F 6
G 0

Of 1,005 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 14,124 properties of all tenures.

547 of those 573 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 SR3

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

Nearby districts in SR

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
SR2 Sunderland 2,763 1,599 58%
SR4 Sunderland 2,332 1,571 67%
SR8 Peterlee 2,134 971 46%
SR5 Sunderland 1,763 906 51%
SR7 Seaham 1,556 772 50%
SR6 Sunderland 1,408 732 52%
SR1 Sunderland 1,135 473 42%

All districts in SR

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.