Energy Performance Certificates · Ruan Minor, Cornwall
EPC Ruan Minor
An EPC for your Ruan Minor 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 Ruan Minor
- Local median score
- 55 Band D
- Band C or above
- 21% of homes with an EPC
- St Ives (constituency)
- 62 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Ruan Minor's median EPC score is 55 (band D), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 073, where 21% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
Ruan Minor is 14 points below the England median of 69, and 7 points below the St Ives constituency at 62. Existing homes have a median of 50; new builds reach 80.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
Ruan Minor's homes, by the numbers
Building age
VOA records show 27% of Ruan Minor homes were built before 1919, while 23% are from 2000 onwards. In the St Ives constituency the oldest homes (pre-1929) score a median 49; the newest (2012 on) score 83.
Few Ruan Minor homes on mains gas
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 5% of 153 households in Ruan Minor. Other single fuels: oil 31%, electricity 22%, renewables such as heat pumps 13%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 7%. 14% 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.
Houses and flats
The most common home type in Ruan Minor is the semi-detached house (36%), then detached (33%). Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; semi-detached homes sit at 67.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
6 listed buildings stand in and around Ruan Minor (Historic England). Check consent before upgrading a protected Ruan Minor home.
Local stone and walls
BGS maps granite beneath Ruan Minor. Where that stone went into the walls of older cottages, expect solid walls on the certificate.
Letting a home in Ruan Minor
The 2021 Census found 16 privately rented households in Ruan Minor, 11% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 58%. Locally, 35% are at C or above across the St Ives constituency, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Ruan Minor EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Ruan Minor?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Ruan Minor let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 16 Ruan Minor households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Ruan Minor address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Ruan Minor homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Cornwall 073 is 55.
Do listed homes in Ruan Minor 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. 6 buildings around Ruan Minor are listed.
Buying in Ruan Minor?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Ruan Minor.
Also around Ruan Minor
- EPC Mullion 5.7 km · median 55 (D)
- EPC Helston 13.7 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Constantine 13.9 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Porthleven 14 km · median 56 (D)
- EPC Praa Sands 19.1 km · median 56 (D)
- EPC Falmouth 19.4 km · median 65 (D)