Energy Performance Certificates · Carbis Bay, Cornwall
EPC Carbis Bay
An EPC for your Carbis Bay 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 Carbis Bay
- Local median score
- 68 Band D
- Band C or above
- 49% of homes with an EPC
- St Ives (constituency)
- 62 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Carbis Bay straddles 2 ONS small areas: Cornwall 058 scores 68 (band D, 49% at C or above); Cornwall 054 scores 67 (band D, 45% at C or above).
Set against 62 for the St Ives constituency, Carbis Bay comes out 6 points above; England overall is 69. New-build homes here score a median 83, against 64 for existing homes.
Based on certificates lodged April 2015 to March 2025; homes never assessed in that time are left out.
Why Carbis Bay homes score as they do
Age of the housing
About 17% of Carbis Bay's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 32% from 2000 or later. Across the St Ives constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 49, with 9% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 83.
How Carbis Bay heats its homes
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 68% of 1,785 households in Carbis Bay. Other single fuels: electricity 14%, oil 2%, renewables such as heat pumps 2%. 10% combined more than one, and 2% had no central heating. Mains gas gives a head start in the EPC model; the boiler age and controls matter next.
Type of home
Carbis Bay is 46% detached, 25% semi-detached, 17% flats, 12% terraced by Census 2021 count. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Historic England lists 7 buildings in and around Carbis Bay.
Local stone and walls
Carbis Bay 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 Carbis Bay
In Carbis Bay, private renters are 17% of households (295 in 2021), alongside 74% owners and 8% social tenants. The government has confirmed a move to C by 1 October 2030; 35% of certificated homes in the St Ives constituency already meet it.
EPC questions in Carbis Bay
When do I need an EPC to sell in Carbis Bay?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Carbis Bay let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 295 Carbis Bay households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Carbis Bay address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Carbis Bay homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Cornwall 058 is 68.
Is a listed building in Carbis Bay 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. Carbis Bay has 7 listed buildings.
Buying in Carbis Bay?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Carbis Bay.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC Lelant 2.2 km · median 68 (D)
- EPC St Ives 2.2 km · median 67 (D)
- EPC Hayle 3.4 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Longrock 7.5 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Marazion 7.9 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Penzance 9.9 km · median 64 (D)