Energy Performance Certificates · Mevagissey, Cornwall
EPC Mevagissey
Energy Performance Certificates for Mevagissey homes, by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote online.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Mevagissey
- Local median score
- 60 Band D
- Band C or above
- 36% of homes with an EPC
- St Austell and Newquay (constituency)
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
In ONS small area Cornwall 041, which covers Mevagissey, the median EPC score is 60: band D. 36% of certificated homes there reach C or better.
England's median is 69. Mevagissey: 60. St Austell and Newquay: 69. Existing homes have a median of 53; new builds reach 84.
Homes in Mevagissey without a certificate from April 2015 to March 2025 are not in these numbers.
Mevagissey's homes, by the numbers
How old Mevagissey's homes are
With 36% of homes older than 1919 and 9% newer than 2000, Mevagissey has a large stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In the St Austell and Newquay constituency, only 14% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
Off-gas heating
8% of the 887 households counted in Mevagissey in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 33%, oil 30%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 5%, renewables such as heat pumps 4%. 13% combined more than one, and 5% had no central heating. Oil, LPG and storage heaters cost more to run in the EPC model, which pulls scores down.
Mevagissey's housing mix
Census 2021 counts Mevagissey's homes as 43% detached, 22% semi-detached, 19% flats, 16% terraced. Across England, the ONS median for detached homes is 68, against 74 for flats, the best-scoring type.
Heritage protection
121 listed buildings stand in and around Mevagissey (Historic England). Conservation area: Mevagissey. Windows, wall insulation and solar panels may need consent on these homes.
Geology and walls
Geologically, Mevagissey sits on mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Wall construction is a major input to the rating.
Letting a home in Mevagissey
19% of Mevagissey households (170) rented privately in 2021, 71% owned their home and 9% rented socially. From 1 October 2030 that rises to C, a level 51% of certificated homes across the St Austell and Newquay constituency reach now.
Mevagissey EPC FAQs
Is an EPC required to sell my Mevagissey home?
Yes. A valid EPC must be in place before marketing starts. Get a quote online, or call us.
EPC rules for letting in Mevagissey?
Each let needs a current certificate showing E or better; the bar moves to C on 1 October 2030. 19% of Mevagissey households rent privately.
Does my Mevagissey 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 Mevagissey?
Median 60, band D, with 36% at C or above (ONS, Cornwall 041).
Do listed homes in Mevagissey 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. 121 buildings around Mevagissey are listed.
Buying in Mevagissey?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Mevagissey.
Also around Mevagissey
- EPC Gorran Haven 3.4 km · median 60 (D)
- EPC St Austell 7.5 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Carlyon Bay 7.9 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC St Stephen 10.7 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC Foxhole 10.8 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC Grampound Road 11.2 km · median 61 (D)
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