Energy Performance Certificates · Praa Sands, Cornwall
EPC Praa Sands
Selling or letting in Praa Sands? Get a quote for a domestic EPC from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
On the booking page, choose Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Praa Sands
- Local median score
- 56 Band D
- Band C or above
- 27% of homes with an EPC
- St Ives (constituency)
- 62 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
A typical Praa Sands home with an EPC scores 56, in band D; 27% manage C or above. That is the ONS median for Cornwall 072.
That puts it 6 points below the median for the St Ives constituency (62) and 13 points below England (69). New-build homes here score a median 82, against 52 for existing homes.
Source window: EPCs lodged April 2015 to March 2025, latest per home.
Why Praa Sands homes score as they do
Building age
About 26% of Praa Sands' homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 17% 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
Of Praa Sands' 200 households, 9% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: oil 48%, electricity 11%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 8%, renewables such as heat pumps 7%. 13% combined more than one, and 5% had no central heating. For off-gas Praa Sands homes, a heat pump or better insulation is usually the route up a band.
Houses and flats
Praa Sands is 64% detached, 17% semi-detached, 10% flats, 9% terraced by Census 2021 count. Nationally, detached homes have a median EPC score of 68 (ONS).
Protected buildings in Praa Sands
Historic England lists 23 buildings in and around Praa Sands. Designated conservation areas here: Germoe, Pengersick. That can limit upgrades such as external insulation or new windows.
What Praa Sands is built on
The bedrock under Praa Sands is mostly mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Renting out in Praa Sands
In Praa Sands, private renters are 8% of households (17 in 2021), alongside 77% owners and 14% social tenants. It goes up to C by 1 October 2030 (government response, January 2026). In the St Ives constituency, 35% of homes with an EPC are C or above.
EPC questions in Praa Sands
Do I need an EPC to sell a house in Praa Sands?
Yes, before the home is marketed. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What EPC rating does a Praa Sands rental need?
At least band E now (or a registered exemption) and C from 1 October 2030. That affects about 17 Praa Sands households.
When does an EPC expire?
After ten years. You can look up an existing Praa Sands certificate free on GOV.UK.
Is Praa Sands better or worse than average for EPCs?
13 points below the England median: 56 against 69.
Is a listed building in Praa Sands 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. Praa Sands has 23 listed buildings.
Buying in Praa Sands?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Praa Sands.
Nearby EPC pages
- EPC Porthleven 5.4 km · median 56 (D)
- EPC Marazion 6.6 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Helston 7.9 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Longrock 8.6 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Hayle 9.2 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Lelant 9.6 km · median 68 (D)