Energy Performance Certificates · Penzance, Cornwall
EPC Penzance
Energy Performance Certificates for Penzance homes, by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote online.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Penzance
- Local median score
- 64 Band D
- Band C or above
- 35% of homes with an EPC
- St Ives (constituency)
- 62 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Penzance straddles 2 ONS small areas: Cornwall 068 scores 64 (band D, 35% at C or above); Cornwall 067 scores 66 (band D, 42% at C or above).
Set against 62 for the St Ives constituency, Penzance comes out 2 points above; England overall is 69. Existing homes have a median of 64; new builds reach 75.
Based on certificates lodged April 2015 to March 2025; homes never assessed in that time are left out.
Penzance's homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
43% of the housing here pre-dates 1919, according to the VOA. Older, solid-walled homes tend to rate lower: in the St Ives constituency, pre-1929 homes have a median of 49, against 70 for 1983 to 2011 homes.
How Penzance heats its homes
Of Penzance's 7,555 households, 68% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 15%. 9% combined more than one, and 5% had no central heating. Mains gas gives a head start in the EPC model; the boiler age and controls matter next.
Type of home
Penzance is 38% terraced, 32% flats, 17% semi-detached, 13% detached by Census 2021 count. Across England, the ONS median for terraced homes is 67, against 74 for flats, the best-scoring type.
Protected buildings in Penzance
213 listed buildings stand in and around Penzance (Historic England). Conservation areas: Newlyn, Penzance.
What Penzance is built on
Penzance 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 Penzance
In Penzance, private renters are 24% of households (1,845 in 2021), alongside 52% owners and 23% social tenants. The government has confirmed a move to C by 1 October 2030; 35% of certificated homes in the St Ives constituency already meet it.
Penzance EPC FAQs
Is an EPC required to sell my Penzance home?
Yes. A valid EPC must be in place before marketing starts. Get a quote online, or call us.
EPC rules for letting in Penzance?
Each let needs a current certificate showing E or better; the bar moves to C on 1 October 2030. 24% of Penzance households rent privately.
Does my Penzance 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 Penzance?
Median 64, band D, with 35% at C or above (ONS, Cornwall 068).
Do listed homes in Penzance 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. 213 buildings around Penzance are listed.
Buying in Penzance?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Penzance.
Also around Penzance
- EPC Newlyn 1.5 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Longrock 3.1 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Mousehole 4.1 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Marazion 4.7 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Pendeen 9.6 km · median 54 (E)
- EPC Carbis Bay 9.9 km · median 68 (D)