Energy Performance Certificates · Axminster, Devon
EPC Axminster
Request a quote for a domestic EPC in Axminster, carried out by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Axminster
- Local median score
- 71 Band C
- Band C or above
- 58% of homes with an EPC
- East Devon district
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
Roughly 58 in every 100 certificated homes in and around Axminster are band C or higher, with a median score of 71, band C (ONS area East Devon 005).
Axminster is 2 points above the England median of 69, and 2 points above East Devon district at 69. Existing homes have a median of 67; new builds reach 83.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
Axminster's homes, by the numbers
How old Axminster's homes are
With 15% of homes older than 1919 and 32% newer than 2000, Axminster has a sizeable stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In East Devon district, only 17% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
How Axminster heats its homes
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 76% of 2,791 households in Axminster. Other single fuels: electricity 10%. 9% combined more than one, and 1% had no central heating. With most homes on gas, the boiler and controls are often what separate a C from a D here.
Axminster's housing mix
Axminster is 33% semi-detached, 27% terraced, 23% detached, 18% flats by Census 2021 count. Semi-detached homes: England median 67.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
54 listed buildings stand in and around Axminster (Historic England). Conservation area: Axminster. Check consent before upgrading a protected Axminster home.
Local stone and walls
Underfoot: mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS).
Letting a home in Axminster
In Axminster, private renters are 18% of households (511 in 2021), alongside 60% owners and 19% social tenants. Locally, 53% are at C or above across East Devon district, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Axminster EPC FAQs
Can I sell a Axminster home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in Axminster need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. Axminster had 511 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current Axminster certificate.
How do Axminster homes score on EPCs?
A median of 71 (C); 58% reach C or better.
Do listed homes in Axminster need an EPC?
Usually yes. The exemption applies only if compliance would unacceptably alter the building's character or appearance, which the conservation officer can judge. 54 buildings around Axminster are listed.
Buying in Axminster?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Axminster.
Also around Axminster
- EPC Uplyme 6 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Colyton 6.8 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Seaton 9.9 km · median 68 (D)
- EPC Beer 11.4 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Honiton 13.5 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Dunkeswell 18.1 km · median 52 (E)