Energy Performance Certificates · Saltash, Cornwall
EPC Saltash
An EPC for your Saltash 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 Saltash
- Local median score
- 69 Band C
- Band C or above
- 55% of homes with an EPC
- South East Cornwall (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Saltash straddles 3 ONS small areas: Cornwall 026 scores 69 (band C, 55% at C or above); Cornwall 025 scores 68 (band D, 50% at C or above); Cornwall 022 scores 70 (band C, 58% at C or above).
Set against 67 for the South East Cornwall constituency, Saltash comes out 2 points above; England overall is 69. Existing homes have a median of 69; new builds reach 78.
Based on certificates lodged April 2015 to March 2025; homes never assessed in that time are left out.
Saltash's homes, by the numbers
How old Saltash's homes are
About 15% of Saltash's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 18% from 2000 or later. Across the South East Cornwall constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 52, with 11% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
How Saltash heats its homes
79% of the 6,844 households counted in Saltash in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 8%. 9% combined more than one, and 2% had no central heating. Mains gas gives a head start in the EPC model; the boiler age and controls matter next.
Saltash's housing mix
Saltash is 32% terraced, 30% semi-detached, 26% detached, 12% flats by Census 2021 count. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; terraced homes sit at 67.
Heritage protection
47 listed buildings stand in and around Saltash (Historic England). Conservation areas: Forder & Antony Passage, Lower Fore Street, Saltash.
Geology and walls
Underfoot: mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS).
Letting a home in Saltash
In Saltash, private renters are 15% of households (998 in 2021), alongside 71% owners and 13% social tenants. The government has confirmed a move to C by 1 October 2030; 46% of certificated homes in the South East Cornwall constituency already meet it.
Saltash EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Saltash?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Saltash let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 998 Saltash households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Saltash address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Saltash homes?
Around band C: the ONS median for Cornwall 026 is 69.
Do listed homes in Saltash 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. 47 buildings around Saltash are listed.
Buying in Saltash?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Saltash.
Also around Saltash
- EPC Torpoint 3.7 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Plymouth 6.6 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Millbrook 6.8 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC Bere Alston 8.1 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Kingsand and Cawsand 8.5 km · median 58 (D)
- EPC Calstock 9.7 km · median 64 (D)
All South East Cornwall constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages