Energy Performance Certificates · Flushing, Cornwall
EPC Flushing
Selling or letting in Flushing? Get a quote for a domestic EPC from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
Select Residential, then Domestic EPC, when you book.
EPC ratings in Flushing
- Local median score
- 57 Band D
- Band C or above
- 30% of homes with an EPC
- Truro and Falmouth (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
A typical Flushing home with an EPC scores 57, in band D; 30% manage C or above. That is the ONS median for Cornwall 056.
England's median is 69. Flushing: 57. Truro and Falmouth: 67. The gap between new builds (84) and older stock (52) is 32 points.
Homes in Flushing without a certificate from April 2015 to March 2025 are not in these numbers.
What shapes EPC scores in Flushing
Age of the housing
VOA records show 38% of Flushing homes were built before 1919, while 9% are from 2000 onwards. In the Truro and Falmouth constituency the oldest homes (pre-1929) score a median 55; the newest (2012 on) score 83.
Few Flushing homes on mains gas
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 10% of 331 households in Flushing. Other single fuels: oil 33%, electricity 24%, renewables such as heat pumps 8%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 3%. 17% combined more than one, and 2% had no central heating. Oil, LPG and storage heaters cost more to run in the EPC model, which pulls scores down.
Type of home
The most common home type in Flushing is the terraced house (32%), then detached (31%). Nationally, terraced homes have a median EPC score of 67 (ONS).
Listed buildings and conservation areas
There are 40 listed buildings in the Flushing area. Flushing also falls within the conservation area Flushing. Windows, wall insulation and solar panels may need consent on these homes.
Local stone and walls
Flushing sits mainly on breccia (BGS). Older houses built of local stone usually have solid walls, which the assessor records as uninsulated unless there is evidence otherwise.
Flushing landlords
The 2021 Census found 64 privately rented households in Flushing, 20% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 68%. From 1 October 2030 that rises to C, a level 47% of certificated homes across the Truro and Falmouth constituency reach now.
Common questions about EPCs in Flushing
Do I need an EPC to sell a house in Flushing?
Yes, before the home is marketed. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What EPC rating does a Flushing rental need?
At least band E now (or a registered exemption) and C from 1 October 2030. That affects about 64 Flushing households.
When does an EPC expire?
After ten years. You can look up an existing Flushing certificate free on GOV.UK.
Is Flushing better or worse than average for EPCs?
12 points below the England median: 57 against 69.
Are listed buildings in Flushing 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 Flushing?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Flushing.
EPCs near Flushing
- EPC Falmouth 1.3 km · median 65 (D)
- EPC Penryn 2.4 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Mylor Bridge 2.4 km · median 57 (D)
- EPC St Mawes 4 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Penpol 4.7 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Perranarworthal 5.6 km · median 57 (D)
All Truro and Falmouth constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages