Energy Performance Certificates · Beer, Devon
EPC Beer
An EPC for your Beer sale or let, from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote to get started.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Beer
- Local median score
- 61 Band D
- Band C or above
- 27% of homes with an EPC
- East Devon district
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
Beer's median EPC score is 61 (band D), going by ONS figures for East Devon 009, where 27% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
England's median is 69. Beer: 61. East Devon: 69. Existing homes have a median of 60; new builds reach 86.
Homes in Beer without a certificate from April 2015 to March 2025 are not in these numbers.
Beer's homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
About 36% of Beer's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 9% from 2000 or later. Across East Devon district, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 58, with 17% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
How Beer heats its homes
75% of the 582 households counted in Beer in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 5%, oil 4%. 15% combined more than one, and 1% had no central heating. On-gas Beer homes tend to gain most from loft and wall insulation.
Type of home
Beer is 32% semi-detached, 26% terraced, 26% detached, 16% flats by Census 2021 count. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; semi-detached homes sit at 67.
Heritage protection
21 listed buildings stand in and around Beer (Historic England). Conservation area: Beer. Windows, wall insulation and solar panels may need consent on these homes.
Geology and walls
Beer sits mainly on chalk (BGS). Older houses built of local stone usually have solid walls, which the assessor records as uninsulated unless there is evidence otherwise.
Letting a home in Beer
In Beer, private renters are 21% of households (120 in 2021), alongside 68% owners and 11% social tenants. From 1 October 2030 that rises to C, a level 53% of certificated homes across East Devon district reach now.
Beer EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Beer?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Beer let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 120 Beer households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Beer address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Beer homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for East Devon 009 is 61.
Do listed homes in Beer 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. 21 buildings around Beer are listed.
Buying in Beer?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Beer.
Also around Beer
- EPC Seaton 1.7 km · median 68 (D)
- EPC Colyton 5 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Uplyme 10.4 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Sidmouth 10.4 km · median 65 (D)
- EPC Axminster 11.4 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Honiton 13.1 km · median 70 (C)