Energy Performance Certificates · Hemyock, Devon
EPC Hemyock
Request a quote for a domestic EPC in Hemyock, carried out by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Hemyock
- Local median score
- 63 Band D
- Band C or above
- 39% of homes with an EPC
- Mid Devon district
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
Roughly 39 in every 100 certificated homes in and around Hemyock are band C or higher, with a median score of 63, band D (ONS area Mid Devon 003).
For comparison, Mid Devon district sits at 69 and England at 69, so Hemyock is 6 points below its wider area. Existing homes have a median of 60; new builds reach 84.
Figures use the latest EPC for each home lodged from April 2015 to March 2025, so homes without one are not counted.
Hemyock's homes, by the numbers
Building age
With 31% of homes older than 1919 and 21% newer than 2000, Hemyock has a large stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In Mid Devon district, only 13% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
Heating: largely off mains gas
5% of the 708 households counted in Hemyock in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: oil 37%, electricity 25%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 11%, renewables such as heat pumps 6%. 13% combined more than one, and 3% had no central heating. Running-cost modelling penalises oil and LPG compared with mains gas.
Houses and flats
Hemyock is 46% detached, 31% semi-detached, 16% terraced, 7% flats by Census 2021 count. Detached homes: England median 68.
Heritage protection
14 listed buildings stand in and around Hemyock (Historic England). Energy upgrades on protected homes often need planning or listed building consent. Mid Devon has not published conservation area boundaries nationally, so ask the council whether a Hemyock address is in one.
Geology and walls
BGS maps mudstone, siltstone and sandstone beneath Hemyock. Where that stone went into the walls of older cottages, expect solid walls on the certificate.
Letting a home in Hemyock
In Hemyock, private renters are 19% of households (139 in 2021), alongside 64% owners and 14% social tenants. 50% of certificated homes in Mid Devon district already meet the band C target set for 1 October 2030.
Hemyock EPC FAQs
Can I sell a Hemyock home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in Hemyock need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. Hemyock had 139 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current Hemyock certificate.
How do Hemyock homes score on EPCs?
A median of 63 (D); 39% reach C or better.
Do listed homes in Hemyock need an EPC?
Usually yes. The exemption applies only if compliance would unacceptably alter the building's character or appearance, which the conservation officer can judge. 14 buildings around Hemyock are listed.
Buying in Hemyock?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Hemyock.
Also around Hemyock
- EPC Dunkeswell 5.4 km · median 52 (E)
- EPC Uffculme 7 km · median 63 (D)
- EPC Willand 10.4 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Sampford Peverell 10.9 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Honiton 12.9 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Cullompton 13.2 km · median 71 (C)