Energy Performance Certificates · Longrock, Cornwall
EPC Longrock
An EPC for your Longrock sale or let, from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote to get started.
On the booking page, choose Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Longrock
- Local median score
- 66 Band D
- Band C or above
- 42% of homes with an EPC
- St Ives (constituency)
- 62 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Longrock straddles 2 ONS small areas: Cornwall 067 scores 66 (band D, 42% at C or above); Cornwall 065 scores 54 (band E, 24% at C or above).
Longrock is 3 points below the England median of 69, and 4 points above the St Ives constituency at 62. New-build homes here score a median 83, against 64 for existing homes.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
Why Longrock homes score as they do
Building age
About 37% of Longrock's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 12% from 2000 or later. Across the St Ives constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 49, with 9% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 83.
Few Longrock homes on mains gas
48% of the 954 households counted in Longrock in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 20%, oil 9%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 4%. 11% combined more than one, and 5% had no central heating. EPC ratings rest on modelled running costs, so oil, LPG and older electric systems usually score lower than gas.
Houses and flats
The most common home type in Longrock is the semi-detached house (34%), then terraced (28%). Caravans and mobile homes make up 8%. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; semi-detached homes sit at 67.
Heritage protection
Historic England lists 6 buildings in and around Longrock. Check consent before upgrading a protected Longrock home.
Geology and walls
Longrock sits mainly on mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Older houses built of local stone usually have solid walls, which the assessor records as uninsulated unless there is evidence otherwise.
Renting out in Longrock
The 2021 Census found 199 privately rented households in Longrock, 21% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 69%. Locally, 35% are at C or above across the St Ives constituency, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
EPC questions in Longrock
When do I need an EPC to sell in Longrock?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Longrock let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 199 Longrock households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Longrock address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Longrock homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Cornwall 067 is 66.
Is a listed building in Longrock 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. Longrock has 6 listed buildings.
Buying in Longrock?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Longrock.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC Marazion 2 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Penzance 3.1 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Newlyn 4.4 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Mousehole 6 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Lelant 7.4 km · median 68 (D)
- EPC Carbis Bay 7.5 km · median 68 (D)