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EPC Deadline

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

Postcode district · Burntwood

EPC C by 2030 in WS7

458 privately rented homes in WS7, the Burntwood district, are rated below EPC C. Their landlords have until 1 October 2030 to fix that.

How WS7 compares

Above average

A bigger share of WS7'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 WS7 1,094 of 2,213 districts by the share needing work.

Every band in WS7

A 0
B 5
C 341
C is the line. Everything below it must be upgraded
D 366
E 80
F 7
G 5

Of 804 privately rented homes with a current certificate, out of 8,460 properties of all tenures.

435 of those 458 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 WS7

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

Nearby districts in WS

Ranked by the number of rented homes below EPC C.
DistrictPost townRentedBelow CShare
WS1 Walsall 1,892 1,341 71%
WS2 Walsall 2,455 1,276 52%
WS10 Wednesbury 1,769 1,073 61%
WS11 Cannock 1,724 935 54%
WS3 Walsall 1,633 883 54%
WS15 Rugeley 1,383 772 56%
WS12 Cannock 1,147 635 55%
WS13 Lichfield 1,083 439 41%
WS5 Walsall 633 344 54%
WS9 Walsall 632 332 53%
WS4 Walsall 507 314 62%
WS14 Lichfield 641 309 48%

All districts in WS

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.