Energy Performance Certificates · Dunkeswell, Devon
EPC Dunkeswell
Selling or letting in Dunkeswell? Get a quote for a domestic EPC from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Dunkeswell
- Local median score
- 52 Band E
- Band C or above
- 15% of homes with an EPC
- East Devon district
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
A typical Dunkeswell home with an EPC scores 52, in band E; 15% manage C or above. That is the ONS median for East Devon 001.
That puts it 17 points below the median for East Devon district (69) and 17 points below England (69). Existing homes have a median of 50; new builds reach 81.
Source window: EPCs lodged April 2015 to March 2025, latest per home.
Dunkeswell's homes, by the numbers
Building age
VOA records show 15% of Dunkeswell homes were built before 1919, while 17% are from 2000 onwards. In East Devon district the oldest homes (pre-1929) score a median 58; the newest (2012 on) score 84.
Heating: largely off mains gas
6% of the 838 households counted in Dunkeswell in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 51%, oil 16%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 6%, renewables such as heat pumps 4%. 12% combined more than one, and 3% had no central heating. For off-gas Dunkeswell homes, a heat pump or better insulation is usually the route up a band.
Houses and flats
Dunkeswell is 44% semi-detached, 35% detached, 18% terraced, 2% flats by Census 2021 count. Caravans and mobile homes make up 2%. Nationally, semi-detached homes have a median EPC score of 67 (ONS).
Heritage protection
12 listed buildings stand in and around Dunkeswell (Historic England). Conservation area: Dunkeswell. That can limit upgrades such as external insulation or new windows.
Geology and walls
The bedrock under Dunkeswell is mostly mudstone, sandstone and limestone (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Letting a home in Dunkeswell
In Dunkeswell, private renters are 16% of households (135 in 2021), alongside 75% owners and 7% social tenants. It goes up to C by 1 October 2030 (government response, January 2026). In East Devon district, 53% of homes with an EPC are C or above.
Dunkeswell EPC FAQs
Do I need an EPC to sell a house in Dunkeswell?
Yes, before the home is marketed. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What EPC rating does a Dunkeswell rental need?
At least band E now (or a registered exemption) and C from 1 October 2030. That affects about 135 Dunkeswell households.
When does an EPC expire?
After ten years. You can look up an existing Dunkeswell certificate free on GOV.UK.
Is Dunkeswell better or worse than average for EPCs?
17 points below the England median: 52 against 69.
Do listed homes in Dunkeswell 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. 12 buildings around Dunkeswell are listed.
Buying in Dunkeswell?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Dunkeswell.
Also around Dunkeswell
- EPC Hemyock 5.4 km · median 63 (D)
- EPC Honiton 7.5 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Uffculme 8.8 km · median 63 (D)
- EPC Feniton 9.5 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Willand 10.7 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Cullompton 12 km · median 71 (C)