Energy Performance Certificates · Hayle, Cornwall
EPC Hayle
An EPC for your Hayle sale or let, from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote to get started.
Select Residential, then Domestic EPC, when you book.
EPC ratings in Hayle
- Local median score
- 71 Band C
- Band C or above
- 59% of homes with an EPC
- Camborne and Redruth (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Hayle's median EPC score is 71 (band C), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 057, where 59% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
England's median is 69. Hayle: 71. Camborne and Redruth: 67. The gap between new builds (84) and older stock (67) is 17 points.
Homes in Hayle without a certificate from April 2015 to March 2025 are not in these numbers.
What shapes EPC scores in Hayle
How old Hayle's homes are
About 24% of Hayle's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 25% from 2000 or later. Across the Camborne and Redruth constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 55, with 14% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 83.
Heating fuel
Of Hayle's 3,954 households, 73% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 9%, oil 2%. 10% combined more than one, and 4% had no central heating. On-gas Hayle homes tend to gain most from loft and wall insulation.
Hayle's housing mix
The most common home type in Hayle is the terraced house (33%), then detached (27%). Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; terraced homes sit at 67.
Protected buildings in Hayle
There are 109 listed buildings in the Hayle area. Hayle also falls within the conservation areas Hayle, Phillack. Windows, wall insulation and solar panels may need consent on these homes.
What Hayle is built on
BGS maps mudstone, siltstone and sandstone beneath Hayle. Where that stone went into the walls of older cottages, expect solid walls on the certificate.
Hayle landlords
The 2021 Census found 671 privately rented households in Hayle, 17% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 61%. From 1 October 2030 that rises to C, a level 47% of certificated homes across the Camborne and Redruth constituency reach now.
Common questions about EPCs in Hayle
When do I need an EPC to sell in Hayle?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Hayle let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 671 Hayle households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Hayle address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Hayle homes?
Around band C: the ONS median for Cornwall 057 is 71.
Are listed buildings in Hayle 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 Hayle?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Hayle.
EPCs near Hayle
- EPC Lelant 1.3 km · median 68 (D)
- EPC Carbis Bay 3.4 km · median 68 (D)
- EPC St Ives 5.2 km · median 67 (D)
- EPC Marazion 7.7 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Longrock 8.2 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Praa Sands 9.2 km · median 56 (D)
All Camborne and Redruth constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages