Energy Performance Certificates · Modbury, Devon
EPC Modbury
An EPC for your Modbury 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 Modbury
- Local median score
- 63 Band D
- Band C or above
- 37% of homes with an EPC
- South Hams district
- 68 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Modbury's median EPC score is 63 (band D), going by ONS figures for South Hams 008, where 37% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
England's median is 69. Modbury: 63. South Hams: 68. Existing homes have a median of 58; new builds reach 85.
Homes in Modbury without a certificate from April 2015 to March 2025 are not in these numbers.
Modbury's homes, by the numbers
Building age
About 33% of Modbury's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 24% from 2000 or later. Across South Hams district, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 52, with 11% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
Mains gas and other fuels
Of Modbury's 771 households, 72% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 11%, oil 4%. 11% combined more than one, and 1% had no central heating. On-gas Modbury homes tend to gain most from loft and wall insulation.
Houses and flats
Census 2021 counts Modbury's homes as 34% detached, 28% semi-detached, 27% terraced, 11% flats. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Protected buildings in Modbury
101 listed buildings stand in and around Modbury (Historic England). Windows, wall insulation and solar panels may need consent on these homes. South Hams has not published conservation area boundaries nationally, so ask the council whether a Modbury address is in one.
What Modbury is built on
Underfoot: volcanic tuff (BGS).
Letting a home in Modbury
14% of Modbury households (110) rented privately in 2021, 68% owned their home and 14% rented socially. From 1 October 2030 that rises to C, a level 48% of certificated homes across South Hams district reach now.
Modbury EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Modbury?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Modbury let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 110 Modbury households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Modbury address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Modbury homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for South Hams 008 is 63.
Do listed homes in Modbury 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. 101 buildings around Modbury are listed.
Buying in Modbury?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Modbury.
Also around Modbury
- EPC Ivybridge 5.1 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Yealmpton 7.9 km · median 63 (D)
- EPC Thurlestone 8.9 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC South Brent 9.4 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Brixton 10.6 km · median 82 (B)
- EPC Kingsbridge 10.7 km · median 69 (C)