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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Basildon

EPC C by 2030 in SS14

509 privately rented homes in SS14, the Basildon district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How SS14 compares

Well below average

SS14 is in better shape than most of England and Wales.

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38% of rented homes here are below EPC C, against 53% across England and Wales. That ranks SS14 2,058 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in SS14

A 1
B 57
C 760
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 443
E 61
F 3
G 2

Of 1,327 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 9,304 properties of all tenures.

471 of those 509 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 SS14

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

Nearby districts in SS

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
SS0 Westcliff-On-Sea 5,221 3,597 69%
SS1 Southend-On-Sea 3,423 2,118 62%
SS9 Leigh-On-Sea 2,669 1,902 71%
SS2 Southend-On-Sea 2,668 1,788 67%
SS8 Canvey Island 1,572 1,046 67%
SS7 Benfleet 1,633 1,043 64%
SS3 Southend-On-Sea 1,298 728 56%
SS16 Basildon 1,484 602 41%
SS17 Stanford-Le-Hope 983 579 59%
SS6 Rayleigh 970 528 54%
SS13 Basildon 898 466 52%
SS4 Rochford 846 447 53%

All districts in SS

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.