Energy Performance Certificates · Callington, Cornwall
EPC Callington
An EPC for your Callington sale or let, from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote to get started.
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EPC ratings in Callington
- Local median score
- 70 Band C
- Band C or above
- 59% of homes with an EPC
- South East Cornwall (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Callington's median EPC score is 70 (band C), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 013, where 59% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
Callington is 1 point above the England median of 69, and 3 points above the South East Cornwall constituency at 67. Existing homes have a median of 68; new builds reach 84.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
Callington's homes, by the numbers
Building age
About 17% of Callington's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 28% from 2000 or later. Across the South East Cornwall constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 52, with 11% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
Mains gas and other fuels
Of Callington's 2,100 households, 69% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 13%, oil 3%. 10% combined more than one, and 3% had no central heating. With most homes on gas, the boiler and controls are often what separate a C from a D here.
Houses and flats
Census 2021 counts Callington's homes as 36% detached, 32% semi-detached, 21% terraced, 11% flats. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Protected buildings in Callington
28 listed buildings stand in and around Callington (Historic England). Conservation area: Callington. Check consent before upgrading a protected Callington home.
What Callington is built on
The bedrock under Callington is mostly mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Letting a home in Callington
22% of Callington households (469) rented privately in 2021, 66% owned their home and 11% rented socially. Locally, 46% are at C or above across the South East Cornwall constituency, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Callington EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Callington?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Callington let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 469 Callington households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Callington address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Callington homes?
Around band C: the ONS median for Cornwall 013 is 70.
Do listed homes in Callington 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. 28 buildings around Callington are listed.
Buying in Callington?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Callington.
Also around Callington
- EPC St Ann's Chapel 5.9 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Pensilva 6.4 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Calstock 7.8 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Bere Alston 9.3 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Menheniot 9.7 km · median 76 (C)
- EPC St Cleer 11.1 km · median 53 (E)
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