Energy Performance Certificates · Foxhole, Cornwall
EPC Foxhole
Request a quote for a domestic EPC in Foxhole, carried out by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Foxhole
- Local median score
- 58 Band D
- Band C or above
- 30% of homes with an EPC
- St Austell and Newquay (constituency)
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
Roughly 30 in every 100 certificated homes in and around Foxhole are band C or higher, with a median score of 58, band D (ONS area Cornwall 030).
Foxhole is 11 points below the England median of 69, and 11 points below the St Austell and Newquay constituency at 69. Existing homes have a median of 55; new builds reach 84.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
Foxhole's homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
With 25% of homes older than 1919 and 34% newer than 2000, Foxhole has a sizeable stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In the St Austell and Newquay constituency, only 14% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
Heating: largely off mains gas
Of Foxhole's 637 households, 6% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 32%, oil 26%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 14%, renewables such as heat pumps 4%, wood or solid fuel 2%. 11% combined more than one, and 4% had no central heating. EPC ratings rest on modelled running costs, so oil, LPG and older electric systems usually score lower than gas.
Type of home
Foxhole is 32% detached, 31% semi-detached, 28% terraced, 5% flats by Census 2021 count. Caravans and mobile homes make up 5%. Detached homes: England median 68.
What Foxhole is built on
Geologically, Foxhole sits on granite (BGS). Wall construction is a major input to the rating.
Letting a home in Foxhole
In Foxhole, private renters are 21% of households (131 in 2021), alongside 65% owners and 11% social tenants. Locally, 51% are at C or above across the St Austell and Newquay constituency, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Foxhole EPC FAQs
Can I sell a Foxhole home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in Foxhole need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. Foxhole had 131 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current Foxhole certificate.
How do Foxhole homes score on EPCs?
A median of 58 (D); 30% reach C or better.
Buying in Foxhole?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Foxhole.
Also around Foxhole
- EPC St Stephen 2.7 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC St Dennis 3.4 km · median 60 (D)
- EPC St Austell 5.4 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Roche 5.8 km · median 60 (D)
- EPC Penwithick 6 km · median 63 (D)
- EPC Fraddon 6.4 km · median 64 (D)
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