Energy Performance Certificates · Quintrell Downs, Cornwall
EPC Quintrell Downs
Energy Performance Certificates for Quintrell Downs homes, by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote online.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Quintrell Downs
- Local median score
- 81 Band B
- Band C or above
- 73% of homes with an EPC
- St Austell and Newquay (constituency)
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
In ONS small area Cornwall 018, which covers Quintrell Downs, the median EPC score is 81: band B. 73% of certificated homes there reach C or better.
Quintrell Downs is 12 points above the England median of 69, and 12 points above the St Austell and Newquay constituency at 69. Existing homes have a median of 65; new builds reach 84.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
Quintrell Downs' homes, by the numbers
How old Quintrell Downs' homes are
15% of the housing here pre-dates 1919, according to the VOA. Older, solid-walled homes tend to rate lower: in the St Austell and Newquay constituency, pre-1929 homes have a median of 54, against 71 for 1983 to 2011 homes.
Off-gas heating
6% of the 598 households counted in Quintrell Downs in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 32%, oil 20%, renewables such as heat pumps 14%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 10%. 13% combined more than one, and 3% had no central heating. EPC ratings rest on modelled running costs, so oil, LPG and older electric systems usually score lower than gas.
Quintrell Downs' housing mix
Census 2021 counts Quintrell Downs' homes as 45% detached, 33% semi-detached, 18% terraced, 3% flats. Caravans and mobile homes make up 2%. Across England, the ONS median for detached homes is 68, against 74 for flats, the best-scoring type.
Heritage protection
4 listed buildings stand in and around Quintrell Downs (Historic England). Check consent before upgrading a protected Quintrell Downs home.
Geology and walls
Quintrell Downs 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 Quintrell Downs
14% of Quintrell Downs households (82) rented privately in 2021, 78% owned their home and 4% rented socially. Locally, 51% are at C or above across the St Austell and Newquay constituency, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Quintrell Downs EPC FAQs
Is an EPC required to sell my Quintrell Downs home?
Yes. A valid EPC must be in place before marketing starts. Get a quote online, or call us.
EPC rules for letting in Quintrell Downs?
Each let needs a current certificate showing E or better; the bar moves to C on 1 October 2030. 14% of Quintrell Downs households rent privately.
Does my Quintrell Downs 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 Quintrell Downs?
Median 81, band B, with 73% at C or above (ONS, Cornwall 018).
Do listed homes in Quintrell Downs 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. 4 buildings around Quintrell Downs are listed.
Buying in Quintrell Downs?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Quintrell Downs.
Also around Quintrell Downs
- EPC Newquay 4 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Crantock 5.9 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Fraddon 6.6 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC St Columb Major 7.1 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC St Dennis 10.5 km · median 60 (D)
- EPC Perranporth 11.1 km · median 64 (D)
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