Energy Performance Certificates · Fraddon, Cornwall
EPC Fraddon
Request a quote for a domestic EPC in Fraddon, carried out by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
On the booking page, choose Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Fraddon
- Local median score
- 64 Band D
- Band C or above
- 43% of homes with an EPC
- St Austell and Newquay (constituency)
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
Roughly 43 in every 100 certificated homes in and around Fraddon are band C or higher, with a median score of 64, band D (ONS area Cornwall 019).
England's median is 69. Fraddon: 64. St Austell and Newquay: 69. New-build homes here score a median 83, against 60 for existing homes.
Homes in Fraddon without a certificate from April 2015 to March 2025 are not in these numbers.
Why Fraddon homes score as they do
Building age
With 25% of homes older than 1919 and 37% newer than 2000, Fraddon 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
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 24% of 953 households in Fraddon. Other single fuels: electricity 25%, oil 17%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 15%, renewables such as heat pumps 3%. 10% combined more than one, and 3% had no central heating. Oil, LPG and storage heaters cost more to run in the EPC model, which pulls scores down.
Houses and flats
Fraddon is 39% semi-detached, 33% detached, 15% terraced, 4% flats by Census 2021 count. Caravans and mobile homes make up 9%. Semi-detached homes: England median 67.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Historic England lists 8 buildings in and around Fraddon. Windows, wall insulation and solar panels may need consent on these homes.
Local stone and walls
The bedrock under Fraddon is mostly mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Renting out in Fraddon
In Fraddon, private renters are 25% of households (233 in 2021), alongside 67% owners and 6% social tenants. From 1 October 2030 that rises to C, a level 51% of certificated homes across the St Austell and Newquay constituency reach now.
EPC questions in Fraddon
Can I sell a Fraddon home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in Fraddon need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. Fraddon had 233 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current Fraddon certificate.
How do Fraddon homes score on EPCs?
A median of 64 (D); 43% reach C or better.
Is a listed building in Fraddon 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. Fraddon has 8 listed buildings.
Buying in Fraddon?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Fraddon.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC St Dennis 3.9 km · median 60 (D)
- EPC St Columb Major 5.2 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC St Stephen 6 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC Foxhole 6.4 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC Quintrell Downs 6.6 km · median 81 (B)
- EPC Roche 7.6 km · median 60 (D)
All St Austell and Newquay constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages