Energy Performance Certificates · Buckland Brewer, Devon
EPC Buckland Brewer
An EPC for your Buckland Brewer 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 Buckland Brewer
- Local median score
- 61 Band D
- Band C or above
- 33% of homes with an EPC
- Torridge district
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Buckland Brewer's median EPC score is 61 (band D), going by ONS figures for Torridge 008, where 33% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
For comparison, Torridge district sits at 67 and England at 69, so Buckland Brewer is 6 points below its wider area. Existing homes have a median of 55; new builds reach 79.
Figures use the latest EPC for each home lodged from April 2015 to March 2025, so homes without one are not counted.
Buckland Brewer's homes, by the numbers
Building age
VOA records show 39% of Buckland Brewer homes were built before 1919, while 26% are from 2000 onwards. In Torridge district the oldest homes (pre-1929) score a median 54; the newest (2012 on) score 83.
Few Buckland Brewer homes on mains gas
Of Buckland Brewer's 381 households, 5% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: oil 33%, electricity 14%, renewables such as heat pumps 10%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 8%, wood or solid fuel 4%. 21% combined more than one, and 5% had no central heating. Running-cost modelling penalises oil and LPG compared with mains gas.
Houses and flats
The most common home type in Buckland Brewer is the detached house (61%), then semi-detached (29%). Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Protected buildings in Buckland Brewer
4 listed buildings stand in and around Buckland Brewer (Historic England). Conservation area: Buckland Brewer. Energy upgrades on protected homes often need planning or listed building consent.
What Buckland Brewer is built on
Geologically, Buckland Brewer sits on mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Wall construction is a major input to the rating.
Letting a home in Buckland Brewer
The 2021 Census found 57 privately rented households in Buckland Brewer, 15% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 78%. 45% of certificated homes in Torridge district already meet the band C target set for 1 October 2030.
Buckland Brewer EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Buckland Brewer?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Buckland Brewer let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 57 Buckland Brewer households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Buckland Brewer address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Buckland Brewer homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Torridge 008 is 61.
Do listed homes in Buckland Brewer 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. 4 buildings around Buckland Brewer are listed.
Buying in Buckland Brewer?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Buckland Brewer.
Also around Buckland Brewer
- EPC Bideford 6.7 km · median 72 (C)
- EPC Great Torrington 7.7 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Westward Ho! 8.4 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Northam 8.8 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Appledore 10.7 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Instow 10.8 km · median 71 (C)