Energy Performance Certificates · Lostwithiel, Cornwall
EPC Lostwithiel
An EPC for your Lostwithiel sale or let, from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote to get started.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Lostwithiel
- Local median score
- 63 Band D
- Band C or above
- 40% of homes with an EPC
- South East Cornwall (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Lostwithiel's median EPC score is 63 (band D), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 027, where 40% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
That puts it 4 points below the median for the South East Cornwall constituency (67) and 6 points below England (69). Existing homes have a median of 59; new builds reach 85.
Source window: EPCs lodged April 2015 to March 2025, latest per home.
Lostwithiel's homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
VOA records show 40% of Lostwithiel homes were built before 1919, while 22% are from 2000 onwards. In the South East Cornwall constituency the oldest homes (pre-1929) score a median 52; the newest (2012 on) score 84.
How Lostwithiel heats its homes
Of Lostwithiel's 1,407 households, 66% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 10%, oil 4%, renewables such as heat pumps 2%. 12% combined more than one, and 3% had no central heating. Gas prices in the EPC model are low, which helps on-gas homes.
Type of home
Lostwithiel is 33% detached, 28% terraced, 24% semi-detached, 14% flats by Census 2021 count. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Protected buildings in Lostwithiel
85 listed buildings stand in and around Lostwithiel (Historic England). Conservation area: Lostwithiel. That can limit upgrades such as external insulation or new windows.
What Lostwithiel is built on
BGS maps mudstone, siltstone and sandstone beneath Lostwithiel. Where that stone went into the walls of older cottages, expect solid walls on the certificate.
Letting a home in Lostwithiel
In Lostwithiel, private renters are 19% of households (263 in 2021), alongside 72% owners and 9% social tenants. It goes up to C by 1 October 2030 (government response, January 2026). In the South East Cornwall constituency, 46% of homes with an EPC are C or above.
Lostwithiel EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Lostwithiel?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Lostwithiel let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 263 Lostwithiel households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Lostwithiel address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Lostwithiel homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Cornwall 027 is 63.
Do listed homes in Lostwithiel 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. 85 buildings around Lostwithiel are listed.
Buying in Lostwithiel?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Lostwithiel.
Also around Lostwithiel
- EPC Tywardreath 5.7 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC St Blazey 6.1 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Lanivet 7.8 km · median 55 (D)
- EPC Bodmin 7.8 km · median 72 (C)
- EPC Fowey 8.4 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Penwithick 8.7 km · median 63 (D)
All South East Cornwall constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages