Energy Performance Certificates · Newquay, Cornwall
EPC Newquay
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EPC ratings in Newquay
- Local median score
- 71 Band C
- Band C or above
- 58% of homes with an EPC
- St Austell and Newquay (constituency)
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
Newquay straddles 3 ONS small areas: Cornwall 020 scores 71 (band C, 58% at C or above); Cornwall 021 scores 70 (band C, 54% at C or above); Cornwall 018 scores 81 (band B, 73% at C or above).
That puts it 2 points above the median for the St Austell and Newquay constituency (69) and 2 points above England (69). Existing homes have a median of 68; new builds reach 83.
Source window: EPCs lodged April 2015 to March 2025, latest per home.
Newquay's homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
About 15% of Newquay's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 33% from 2000 or later. Across the St Austell and Newquay constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 54, with 14% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 83.
Mains gas and other fuels
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 68% of 10,871 households in Newquay. Other single fuels: electricity 16%, oil 2%. 8% 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
Census 2021 counts Newquay's homes as 29% flats, 26% detached, 23% semi-detached, 21% terraced. Nationally, flats homes have a median EPC score of 74 (ONS).
Listed buildings and conservation areas
33 listed buildings stand in and around Newquay (Historic England). Conservation area: St Columb Minor. That can limit upgrades such as external insulation or new windows.
Local stone and walls
Newquay 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.
Letting a home in Newquay
27% of Newquay households (2,881) rented privately in 2021, 61% owned their home and 11% rented socially. It goes up to C by 1 October 2030 (government response, January 2026). In the St Austell and Newquay constituency, 51% of homes with an EPC are C or above.
Newquay EPC FAQs
Do I need an EPC to sell a house in Newquay?
Yes, before the home is marketed. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What EPC rating does a Newquay rental need?
At least band E now (or a registered exemption) and C from 1 October 2030. That affects about 2,881 Newquay households.
When does an EPC expire?
After ten years. You can look up an existing Newquay certificate free on GOV.UK.
Is Newquay better or worse than average for EPCs?
2 points above the England median: 71 against 69.
Do listed homes in Newquay 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. 33 buildings around Newquay are listed.
Buying in Newquay?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Newquay.
Also around Newquay
- EPC Crantock 2.5 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Quintrell Downs 4 km · median 81 (B)
- EPC Perranporth 9.2 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC St Columb Major 10.3 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Fraddon 10.6 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC St Agnes 14.2 km · median 59 (D)
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