Energy Performance Certificates · Boscastle, Cornwall
EPC Boscastle
An EPC for your Boscastle sale or let, from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote to get started.
On the booking page, choose Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Boscastle
- Local median score
- 57 Band D
- Band C or above
- 27% of homes with an EPC
- North Cornwall (constituency)
- 68 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Boscastle's median EPC score is 57 (band D), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 003, where 27% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
England's median is 69. Boscastle: 57. North Cornwall: 68. New-build homes here score a median 82, against 53 for existing homes.
Homes in Boscastle without a certificate from April 2015 to March 2025 are not in these numbers.
Why Boscastle homes score as they do
Building age
About 38% of Boscastle's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 12% from 2000 or later. Across the North Cornwall constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 49, with 11% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
Off-gas heating
8% of the 361 households counted in Boscastle in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 29%, oil 28%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 8%, renewables such as heat pumps 2%. 20% combined more than one, and 4% had no central heating. Oil, LPG and storage heaters cost more to run in the EPC model, which pulls scores down.
Houses and flats
Census 2021 counts Boscastle's homes as 45% detached, 27% semi-detached, 17% terraced, 11% flats. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Heritage protection
Historic England lists 84 buildings in and around Boscastle. Designated conservation area here: Boscastle. Windows, wall insulation and solar panels may need consent on these homes.
Geology and walls
Boscastle sits mainly on mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Older houses built of local stone usually have solid walls, which the assessor records as uninsulated unless there is evidence otherwise.
Renting out in Boscastle
17% of Boscastle households (62) rented privately in 2021, 72% owned their home and 10% rented socially. From 1 October 2030 that rises to C, a level 48% of certificated homes across the North Cornwall constituency reach now.
EPC questions in Boscastle
When do I need an EPC to sell in Boscastle?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Boscastle let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 62 Boscastle households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Boscastle address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Boscastle homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Cornwall 003 is 57.
Is a listed building in Boscastle exempt from needing an EPC?
Only if meeting minimum energy requirements would unacceptably alter its character or appearance. Ask the local authority's conservation officer. Boscastle has 84 listed buildings.
Buying in Boscastle?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Boscastle.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC Tintagel 4.8 km · median 57 (D)
- EPC Camelford 6.9 km · median 60 (D)
- EPC Delabole 7.4 km · median 57 (D)
- EPC Port Isaac 14.1 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Bude 19.3 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Polzeath 20.1 km · median 62 (D)
All North Cornwall constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages