Energy Performance Certificates · St Blazey, Cornwall
EPC St Blazey
An EPC for your St Blazey sale or let, from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote to get started.
Select Residential, then Domestic EPC, when you book.
EPC ratings in St Blazey
- Local median score
- 69 Band C
- Band C or above
- 53% of homes with an EPC
- St Austell and Newquay (constituency)
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
St Blazey's median EPC score is 69 (band C), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 031, where 53% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
Set against 69 for the St Austell and Newquay constituency, St Blazey comes out level with; England overall is 69. The gap between new builds (82) and older stock (68) is 14 points.
Based on certificates lodged April 2015 to March 2025; homes never assessed in that time are left out.
What shapes EPC scores in St Blazey
How old St Blazey's homes are
About 18% of St Blazey's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 16% from 2000 or later. Across the St Austell and Newquay constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 54, with 14% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 83.
Mains gas and other fuels
Of St Blazey's 2,793 households, 69% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 13%, oil 3%. 10% combined more than one, and 3% had no central heating. Mains gas gives a head start in the EPC model; the boiler age and controls matter next.
St Blazey's housing mix
Census 2021 counts St Blazey's homes as 49% semi-detached, 23% terraced, 20% detached, 8% flats. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; semi-detached homes sit at 67.
Protected buildings in St Blazey
There are 20 listed buildings in the St Blazey area.
What St Blazey is built on
BGS maps mudstone, siltstone and sandstone beneath St Blazey. Where that stone went into the walls of older cottages, expect solid walls on the certificate.
St Blazey landlords
21% of St Blazey households (572) rented privately in 2021, 65% owned their home and 14% rented socially. The government has confirmed a move to C by 1 October 2030; 51% of certificated homes in the St Austell and Newquay constituency already meet it.
Common questions about EPCs in St Blazey
When do I need an EPC to sell in St Blazey?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a St Blazey let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 572 St Blazey households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a St Blazey address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most St Blazey homes?
Around band C: the ONS median for Cornwall 031 is 69.
Are listed buildings in St Blazey exempt from EPCs?
Not automatically. A listed home is exempt only where the work needed would unacceptably change its character; the council's conservation officer can advise.
Buying in St Blazey?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in St Blazey.
EPCs near St Blazey
- EPC Tywardreath 1.8 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Carlyon Bay 3.5 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Penwithick 4.7 km · median 63 (D)
- EPC St Austell 5.9 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Lostwithiel 6.1 km · median 63 (D)
- EPC Fowey 6.5 km · median 66 (D)
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