Energy Performance Certificates · Padstow, Cornwall
EPC Padstow
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EPC ratings in Padstow
- Local median score
- 71 Band C
- Band C or above
- 58% of homes with an EPC
- North Cornwall (constituency)
- 68 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Roughly 58 in every 100 certificated homes in and around Padstow are band C or higher, with a median score of 71, band C (ONS area Cornwall 008).
That puts it 3 points above the median for the North Cornwall constituency (68) and 2 points above England (69). Existing homes have a median of 65; new builds reach 85.
Source window: EPCs lodged April 2015 to March 2025, latest per home.
Padstow's homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
With 24% of homes older than 1919 and 22% newer than 2000, Padstow has a sizeable stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In the North Cornwall constituency, only 11% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
Mains gas and other fuels
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 64% of 1,056 households in Padstow. Other single fuels: electricity 15%, oil 4%. 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
Census 2021 counts Padstow's homes as 35% semi-detached, 28% terraced, 24% detached, 12% flats. Semi-detached homes: England median 67.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
122 listed buildings stand in and around Padstow (Historic England). Conservation area: Padstow. That can limit upgrades such as external insulation or new windows.
Local stone and walls
Padstow 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 Padstow
12% of Padstow households (130) rented privately in 2021, 55% owned their home and 30% rented socially. It goes up to C by 1 October 2030 (government response, January 2026). In the North Cornwall constituency, 48% of homes with an EPC are C or above.
Padstow EPC FAQs
Can I sell a Padstow home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in Padstow need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. Padstow had 130 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current Padstow certificate.
How do Padstow homes score on EPCs?
A median of 71 (C); 58% reach C or better.
Do listed homes in Padstow 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. 122 buildings around Padstow are listed.
Buying in Padstow?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Padstow.
Also around Padstow
- EPC Rock 2.1 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Polzeath 3.9 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Wadebridge 7.9 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Port Isaac 9.6 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC St Columb Major 11.9 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Lanivet 16.5 km · median 55 (D)
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