Energy Performance Certificates · St Ives, Cornwall
EPC St Ives
Request a quote for a domestic EPC in St Ives, carried out by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in St Ives
- Local median score
- 67 Band D
- Band C or above
- 45% of homes with an EPC
- St Ives (constituency)
- 62 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Roughly 45 in every 100 certificated homes in and around St Ives are band C or higher, with a median score of 67, band D (ONS area Cornwall 054).
Set against 62 for the St Ives constituency, St Ives comes out 5 points above; England overall is 69. Existing homes have a median of 64; new builds reach 83.
Based on certificates lodged April 2015 to March 2025; homes never assessed in that time are left out.
St Ives' homes, by the numbers
Age of the housing
With 36% of homes older than 1919 and 18% newer than 2000, St Ives has a large stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In the St Ives constituency, only 9% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
Mains gas and other fuels
69% of the 2,584 households counted in St Ives in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 12%, oil 2%. 10% combined more than one, and 5% had no central heating. Mains gas gives a head start in the EPC model; the boiler age and controls matter next.
Type of home
Census 2021 counts St Ives' homes as 35% terraced, 27% semi-detached, 23% flats, 15% detached. Terraced homes: England median 67.
Heritage protection
182 listed buildings stand in and around St Ives (Historic England). Conservation area: St Ives.
Geology and walls
BGS maps volcanic lava beneath St Ives. Where that stone went into the walls of older cottages, expect solid walls on the certificate.
Letting a home in St Ives
19% of St Ives households (483) rented privately in 2021, 54% owned their home and 25% rented socially. The government has confirmed a move to C by 1 October 2030; 35% of certificated homes in the St Ives constituency already meet it.
St Ives EPC FAQs
Can I sell a St Ives home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in St Ives need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. St Ives had 483 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current St Ives certificate.
How do St Ives homes score on EPCs?
A median of 67 (D); 45% reach C or better.
Do listed homes in St Ives 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. 182 buildings around St Ives are listed.
Buying in St Ives?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in St Ives.
Also around St Ives
- EPC Carbis Bay 2.2 km · median 68 (D)
- EPC Lelant 4.2 km · median 68 (D)
- EPC Hayle 5.2 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Longrock 9.2 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Marazion 9.8 km · median 62 (D)
- EPC Penzance 11.1 km · median 64 (D)