Energy Performance Certificates · Mousehole, Cornwall
EPC Mousehole
An EPC for your Mousehole 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 Mousehole
- Local median score
- 59 Band D
- Band C or above
- 23% of homes with an EPC
- St Ives (constituency)
- 62 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Mousehole's median EPC score is 59 (band D), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 070, where 23% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
For comparison, the St Ives constituency sits at 62 and England at 69, so Mousehole is 3 points below its wider area. New-build homes here score a median 83, against 58 for existing homes.
Figures use the latest EPC for each home lodged from April 2015 to March 2025, so homes without one are not counted.
Why Mousehole homes score as they do
Age of the housing
About 67% of Mousehole's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 3% 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.
Heating: largely off mains gas
13% of the 284 households counted in Mousehole in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 25%, oil 20%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 5%, renewables such as heat pumps 2%. 23% combined more than one, and 9% had no central heating. Running-cost modelling penalises oil and LPG compared with mains gas.
Type of home
Mousehole is 34% detached, 32% terraced, 27% semi-detached, 7% flats by Census 2021 count. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Heritage protection
Historic England lists 111 buildings in and around Mousehole. Designated conservation area here: Mousehole. Energy upgrades on protected homes often need planning or listed building consent.
Geology and walls
The bedrock under Mousehole is mostly mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Renting out in Mousehole
In Mousehole, private renters are 19% of households (56 in 2021), alongside 75% owners and 5% social tenants. 35% of certificated homes in the St Ives constituency already meet the band C target set for 1 October 2030.
EPC questions in Mousehole
When do I need an EPC to sell in Mousehole?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Mousehole let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 56 Mousehole households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Mousehole address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Mousehole homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Cornwall 070 is 59.
Is a listed building in Mousehole 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. Mousehole has 111 listed buildings.
Buying in Mousehole?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Mousehole.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC Newlyn 2.9 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Penzance 4.1 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Longrock 6 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Marazion 6.6 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC St Just 11.1 km · median 54 (E)
- EPC Praa Sands 11.3 km · median 56 (D)