Energy Performance Certificates · Polzeath, Cornwall
EPC Polzeath
An EPC for your Polzeath 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 Polzeath
- Local median score
- 62 Band D
- Band C or above
- 41% of homes with an EPC
- North Cornwall (constituency)
- 68 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Polzeath's median EPC score is 62 (band D), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 007, where 41% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
Polzeath is 7 points below the England median of 69, and 6 points below the North Cornwall constituency at 68. Existing homes have a median of 52; new builds reach 84.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
Polzeath's homes, by the numbers
How old Polzeath's homes are
About 14% of Polzeath's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 31% from 2000 or later. Across the North Cornwall constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 49, with 11% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
Off-gas heating
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 8% of 185 households in Polzeath. Other single fuels: oil 36%, electricity 17%, renewables such as heat pumps 10%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 5%. 20% combined more than one, and 2% had no central heating. EPC ratings rest on modelled running costs, so oil, LPG and older electric systems usually score lower than gas.
Polzeath's housing mix
Census 2021 counts Polzeath's homes as 66% detached, 16% flats, 14% semi-detached, 2% terraced. Caravans and mobile homes make up 2%. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
1 listed building stands in and around Polzeath (Historic England). Check consent before upgrading a protected Polzeath home.
Local stone and walls
Geologically, Polzeath sits on mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Wall construction is a major input to the rating.
Letting a home in Polzeath
18% of Polzeath households (34) rented privately in 2021, 75% owned their home and 3% rented socially. Locally, 48% are at C or above across the North Cornwall constituency, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Polzeath EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Polzeath?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Polzeath let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 34 Polzeath households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Polzeath address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Polzeath homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Cornwall 007 is 62.
Do listed homes in Polzeath 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. 1 building around Polzeath is listed.
Buying in Polzeath?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Polzeath.
Also around Polzeath
- EPC Rock 3.5 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Padstow 3.9 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Port Isaac 6.4 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Wadebridge 8.5 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Delabole 14.1 km · median 57 (D)
- EPC Tintagel 15.4 km · median 57 (D)
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