Energy Performance Certificates · Grampound Road, Cornwall
EPC Grampound Road
Energy Performance Certificates for Grampound Road homes, by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote online.
On the booking page, choose Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Grampound Road
- Local median score
- 61 Band D
- Band C or above
- 37% of homes with an EPC
- Truro and Falmouth (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
In ONS small area Cornwall 032, which covers Grampound Road, the median EPC score is 61: band D. 37% of certificated homes there reach C or better.
For comparison, the Truro and Falmouth constituency sits at 67 and England at 69, so Grampound Road is 6 points below its wider area. New-build homes here score a median 81, against 56 for existing homes.
Figures use the latest EPC for each home lodged from April 2015 to March 2025, so homes without one are not counted.
Why Grampound Road homes score as they do
Age of the housing
37% of the housing here pre-dates 1919, according to the VOA. Older, solid-walled homes tend to rate lower: in the Truro and Falmouth constituency, pre-1929 homes have a median of 55, against 71 for 1983 to 2011 homes.
Heating: largely off mains gas
40% of the 457 households counted in Grampound Road in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 21%, oil 8%, renewables such as heat pumps 7%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 4%. 13% combined more than one, and 4% had no central heating. Running-cost modelling penalises oil and LPG compared with mains gas.
Type of home
Grampound Road is 49% semi-detached, 27% terraced, 20% detached, 3% flats by Census 2021 count. Across England, the ONS median for semi-detached homes is 67, against 74 for flats, the best-scoring type.
Heritage protection
Historic England lists 1 building in and around Grampound Road. Energy upgrades on protected homes often need planning or listed building consent.
Geology and walls
BGS maps mudstone, siltstone and sandstone beneath Grampound Road. Where that stone went into the walls of older cottages, expect solid walls on the certificate.
Renting out in Grampound Road
In Grampound Road, private renters are 16% of households (73 in 2021), alongside 66% owners and 13% social tenants. 47% of certificated homes in the Truro and Falmouth constituency already meet the band C target set for 1 October 2030.
EPC questions in Grampound Road
Is an EPC required to sell my Grampound Road home?
Yes. A valid EPC must be in place before marketing starts. Get a quote online, or call us.
EPC rules for letting in Grampound Road?
Each let needs a current certificate showing E or better; the bar moves to C on 1 October 2030. 16% of Grampound Road households rent privately.
Does my Grampound Road home already have an EPC?
Possibly: certificates last 10 years, and you can search the government register free.
What is a typical EPC rating in Grampound Road?
Median 61, band D, with 37% at C or above (ONS, Cornwall 032).
Is a listed building in Grampound Road 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. Grampound Road has 1 listed building.
Buying in Grampound Road?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Grampound Road.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC Probus 3.2 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC St Stephen 3.9 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC Foxhole 6.5 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC Fraddon 7.8 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC St Dennis 8.1 km · median 60 (D)
- EPC St Austell 10.1 km · median 69 (C)
All Truro and Falmouth constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages