Energy Performance Certificates · Delabole, Cornwall
EPC Delabole
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EPC ratings in Delabole
- Local median score
- 57 Band D
- Band C or above
- 27% of homes with an EPC
- North Cornwall (constituency)
- 68 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Roughly 27 in every 100 certificated homes in and around Delabole are band C or higher, with a median score of 57, band D (ONS area Cornwall 003).
That puts it 11 points below the median for the North Cornwall constituency (68) and 12 points below England (69). Existing homes have a median of 53; new builds reach 82.
Source window: EPCs lodged April 2015 to March 2025, latest per home.
Delabole's homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
35% of the housing here pre-dates 1919, according to the VOA. Older, solid-walled homes tend to rate lower: in the North Cornwall constituency, pre-1929 homes have a median of 49, against 71 for 1983 to 2011 homes.
Few Delabole homes on mains gas
Of Delabole's 791 households, 4% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: oil 34%, electricity 29%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 7%, renewables such as heat pumps 3%, wood or solid fuel 3%. 16% combined more than one, and 4% had no central heating. For off-gas Delabole homes, a heat pump or better insulation is usually the route up a band.
Type of home
The most common home type in Delabole is the detached house (33%), then semi-detached (31%). Caravans and mobile homes make up 5%. Detached homes: England median 68.
Protected buildings in Delabole
4 listed buildings stand in and around Delabole (Historic England). That can limit upgrades such as external insulation or new windows.
What Delabole is built on
The bedrock under Delabole is mostly mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Letting a home in Delabole
The 2021 Census found 138 privately rented households in Delabole, 17% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 67%. It goes up to C by 1 October 2030 (government response, January 2026). In the North Cornwall constituency, 48% of homes with an EPC are C or above.
Delabole EPC FAQs
Can I sell a Delabole home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in Delabole need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. Delabole had 138 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current Delabole certificate.
How do Delabole homes score on EPCs?
A median of 57 (D); 27% reach C or better.
Do listed homes in Delabole 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. 4 buildings around Delabole are listed.
Buying in Delabole?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Delabole.
Also around Delabole
- EPC Camelford 3.7 km · median 60 (D)
- EPC Tintagel 4.6 km · median 57 (D)
- EPC Boscastle 7.4 km · median 57 (D)
- EPC Port Isaac 7.7 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Wadebridge 14 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Polzeath 14.1 km · median 62 (D)
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