Energy Performance Certificates · Seaton, Devon
EPC Seaton
An EPC for your Seaton 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 Seaton
- Local median score
- 68 Band D
- Band C or above
- 49% of homes with an EPC
- East Devon district
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
Seaton's median EPC score is 68 (band D), going by ONS figures for East Devon 010, where 49% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
Set against 69 for East Devon district, Seaton comes out 1 point below; England overall is 69. Existing homes have a median of 66; new builds reach 84.
Based on certificates lodged April 2015 to March 2025; homes never assessed in that time are left out.
Seaton's homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
About 15% of Seaton's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 16% from 2000 or later. Across East Devon district, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 58, with 17% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
Heating fuel
74% of the 3,749 households counted in Seaton in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 14%. 7% 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.
Type of home
The most common home type in Seaton is the detached house (39%), then flats (25%). Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Heritage protection
16 listed buildings stand in and around Seaton (Historic England). Conservation area: Seaton.
Geology and walls
Underfoot: mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS).
Letting a home in Seaton
The 2021 Census found 705 privately rented households in Seaton, 19% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 73%. The government has confirmed a move to C by 1 October 2030; 53% of certificated homes in East Devon district already meet it.
Seaton EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Seaton?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Seaton let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 705 Seaton households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Seaton address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Seaton homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for East Devon 010 is 68.
Do listed homes in Seaton 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. 16 buildings around Seaton are listed.
Buying in Seaton?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Seaton.
Also around Seaton
- EPC Beer 1.7 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Colyton 3.9 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Uplyme 8.7 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Axminster 9.9 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Sidmouth 12 km · median 65 (D)
- EPC Honiton 13.3 km · median 70 (C)