Energy Performance Certificates · Camborne, Cornwall
EPC Camborne
Selling or letting in Camborne? Get a quote for a domestic EPC from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
On the booking page, choose Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Camborne
- Local median score
- 73 Band C
- Band C or above
- 63% of homes with an EPC
- Camborne and Redruth (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Camborne straddles 3 ONS small areas: Cornwall 052 scores 73 (band C, 63% at C or above); Cornwall 053 scores 67 (band D, 46% at C or above); Cornwall 055 scores 68 (band D, 47% at C or above).
That puts it 6 points above the median for the Camborne and Redruth constituency (67) and 4 points above England (69). New-build homes here score a median 83, against 67 for existing homes.
Source window: EPCs lodged April 2015 to March 2025, latest per home.
Why Camborne homes score as they do
Building age
VOA records show 36% of Camborne homes were built before 1919, while 20% are from 2000 onwards. In the Camborne and Redruth constituency the oldest homes (pre-1929) score a median 55; the newest (2012 on) score 83.
Mains gas and other fuels
Of Camborne's 8,939 households, 70% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 13%. 8% combined more than one, and 3% had no central heating. Gas prices in the EPC model are low, which helps on-gas homes.
Houses and flats
Census 2021 counts Camborne's homes as 36% terraced, 26% semi-detached, 21% detached, 16% flats. Caravans and mobile homes make up 1%. Nationally, terraced homes have a median EPC score of 67 (ONS).
Protected buildings in Camborne
Historic England lists 57 buildings in and around Camborne. Designated conservation areas here: Camborne (Town Centre), South Roskear, Tuckingmill. That can limit upgrades such as external insulation or new windows.
What Camborne is built on
Underfoot: greenstone (BGS).
Renting out in Camborne
23% of Camborne households (2,046) rented privately in 2021, 58% owned their home and 17% rented socially. It goes up to C by 1 October 2030 (government response, January 2026). In the Camborne and Redruth constituency, 47% of homes with an EPC are C or above.
EPC questions in Camborne
Do I need an EPC to sell a house in Camborne?
Yes, before the home is marketed. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What EPC rating does a Camborne rental need?
At least band E now (or a registered exemption) and C from 1 October 2030. That affects about 2,046 Camborne households.
When does an EPC expire?
After ten years. You can look up an existing Camborne certificate free on GOV.UK.
Is Camborne better or worse than average for EPCs?
4 points above the England median: 73 against 69.
Is a listed building in Camborne 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. Camborne has 57 listed buildings.
Buying in Camborne?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Camborne.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC Pool and Illogan 2.7 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Four Lanes 4.6 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Portreath 5.4 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Redruth 5.8 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Lanner 7.1 km · median 55 (D)
- EPC Carharrack 8.6 km · median 55 (D)
All Camborne and Redruth constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages