Energy Performance Certificates · Crantock, Cornwall
EPC Crantock
Request a quote for a domestic EPC in Crantock, carried out by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
On the booking page, choose Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Crantock
- Local median score
- 71 Band C
- Band C or above
- 58% of homes with an EPC
- Truro and Falmouth (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Roughly 58 in every 100 certificated homes in and around Crantock are band C or higher, with a median score of 71, band C (ONS area Cornwall 020).
England's median is 69. Crantock: 71. Truro and Falmouth: 67. New-build homes here score a median 83, against 68 for existing homes.
Homes in Crantock without a certificate from April 2015 to March 2025 are not in these numbers.
Why Crantock homes score as they do
Building age
With 7% of homes older than 1919 and 42% newer than 2000, Crantock has a modest stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In the Truro and Falmouth constituency, only 13% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
Heating: largely off mains gas
Of Crantock's 421 households, 5% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 32%, oil 22%, renewables such as heat pumps 12%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 10%. 13% combined more than one, and 4% had no central heating. Oil, LPG and storage heaters cost more to run in the EPC model, which pulls scores down.
Houses and flats
Crantock is 42% detached, 21% flats, 19% semi-detached, 18% terraced by Census 2021 count. Detached homes: England median 68.
Protected buildings in Crantock
Historic England lists 22 buildings in and around Crantock. Designated conservation area here: Crantock. Windows, wall insulation and solar panels may need consent on these homes.
What Crantock is built on
Underfoot: mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS).
Renting out in Crantock
In Crantock, private renters are 17% of households (72 in 2021), alongside 61% owners and 19% social tenants. From 1 October 2030 that rises to C, a level 47% of certificated homes across the Truro and Falmouth constituency reach now.
EPC questions in Crantock
Can I sell a Crantock home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in Crantock need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. Crantock had 72 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current Crantock certificate.
How do Crantock homes score on EPCs?
A median of 71 (C); 58% reach C or better.
Is a listed building in Crantock 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. Crantock has 22 listed buildings.
Buying in Crantock?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Crantock.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC Newquay 2.5 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Quintrell Downs 5.9 km · median 81 (B)
- EPC Perranporth 6.9 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC St Agnes 11.8 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Fraddon 12.4 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC St Columb Major 12.7 km · median 64 (D)
All Truro and Falmouth constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages