Energy Performance Certificates · Chacewater, Cornwall
EPC Chacewater
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EPC ratings in Chacewater
- Local median score
- 61 Band D
- Band C or above
- 37% of homes with an EPC
- Truro and Falmouth (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
A typical Chacewater home with an EPC scores 61, in band D; 37% manage C or above. That is the ONS median for Cornwall 047.
For comparison, the Truro and Falmouth constituency sits at 67 and England at 69, so Chacewater is 6 points below its wider area. The gap between new builds (84) and older stock (55) is 29 points.
Figures use the latest EPC for each home lodged from April 2015 to March 2025, so homes without one are not counted.
What shapes EPC scores in Chacewater
Age of the housing
About 55% of Chacewater's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 15% from 2000 or later. Across the Truro and Falmouth constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 55, with 13% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 83.
Heating: largely off mains gas
6% of the 407 households counted in Chacewater in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: oil 28%, electricity 24%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 8%, wood or solid fuel 4%, renewables such as heat pumps 4%. 18% combined more than one, and 5% had no central heating. Running-cost modelling penalises oil and LPG compared with mains gas.
Type of home
Chacewater is 34% semi-detached, 30% detached, 23% terraced, 13% flats by Census 2021 count. Nationally, semi-detached homes have a median EPC score of 67 (ONS).
Heritage protection
There are 33 listed buildings in the Chacewater area. Chacewater also falls within the conservation area Chacewater. Energy upgrades on protected homes often need planning or listed building consent.
Geology and walls
Underfoot: mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS).
Chacewater landlords
In Chacewater, private renters are 21% of households (87 in 2021), alongside 62% owners and 16% social tenants. 47% of certificated homes in the Truro and Falmouth constituency already meet the band C target set for 1 October 2030.
Common questions about EPCs in Chacewater
Do I need an EPC to sell a house in Chacewater?
Yes, before the home is marketed. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What EPC rating does a Chacewater rental need?
At least band E now (or a registered exemption) and C from 1 October 2030. That affects about 87 Chacewater households.
When does an EPC expire?
After ten years. You can look up an existing Chacewater certificate free on GOV.UK.
Is Chacewater better or worse than average for EPCs?
8 points below the England median: 61 against 69.
Are listed buildings in Chacewater exempt from EPCs?
Not automatically. A listed home is exempt only where the work needed would unacceptably change its character; the council's conservation officer can advise.
Buying in Chacewater?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Chacewater.
EPCs near Chacewater
- EPC Threemilestone 3.1 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Carharrack 3.6 km · median 55 (D)
- EPC Mount Hawke 4.7 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Redruth 5.4 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Lanner 5.5 km · median 55 (D)
- EPC Carnon Downs 6.4 km · median 61 (D)
All Truro and Falmouth constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages