Energy Performance Certificates · Silverton, Devon
EPC Silverton
An EPC for your Silverton 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 Silverton
- Local median score
- 70 Band C
- Band C or above
- 54% of homes with an EPC
- Mid Devon district
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
Silverton's median EPC score is 70 (band C), going by ONS figures for Mid Devon 008, where 54% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
Silverton is 1 point above the England median of 69, and 1 point above Mid Devon district at 69. Existing homes have a median of 62; new builds reach 84.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
Silverton's homes, by the numbers
Building age
VOA records show 29% of Silverton homes were built before 1919, while 12% are from 2000 onwards. In Mid Devon district the oldest homes (pre-1929) score a median 54; the newest (2012 on) score 84.
How Silverton heats its homes
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 57% of 722 households in Silverton. Other single fuels: electricity 13%, oil 7%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 4%. 13% combined more than one, and 4% had no central heating. With most homes on gas, the boiler and controls are often what separate a C from a D here.
Houses and flats
Silverton is 31% detached, 30% semi-detached, 29% terraced, 11% flats by Census 2021 count. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
43 listed buildings stand in and around Silverton (Historic England). Check consent before upgrading a protected Silverton home. Mid Devon has not published conservation area boundaries nationally, so ask the council whether a Silverton address is in one.
Local stone and walls
Geologically, Silverton sits on sandstone and conglomerate (BGS). Wall construction is a major input to the rating.
Letting a home in Silverton
In Silverton, private renters are 12% of households (88 in 2021), alongside 76% owners and 12% social tenants. Locally, 50% are at C or above across Mid Devon district, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Silverton EPC FAQs
When do I need an EPC to sell in Silverton?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Silverton let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 88 Silverton households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Silverton address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Silverton homes?
Around band C: the ONS median for Mid Devon 008 is 70.
Do listed homes in Silverton 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. 43 buildings around Silverton are listed.
Buying in Silverton?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Silverton.
Also around Silverton
- EPC Bradninch 4.4 km · median 70 (C)
- EPC Broadclyst 6.3 km · median 83 (B)
- EPC Cullompton 7.6 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Cranbrook 9.3 km · median 84 (B)
- EPC Tiverton 9.5 km · median 72 (C)
- EPC Willand 11 km · median 69 (C)