Energy Performance Certificates · Stithians, Cornwall
EPC Stithians
An EPC for your Stithians 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 Stithians
- Local median score
- 55 Band D
- Band C or above
- 27% of homes with an EPC
- Camborne and Redruth (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Stithians' median EPC score is 55 (band D), going by ONS figures for Cornwall 059, where 27% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
For comparison, the Camborne and Redruth constituency sits at 67 and England at 69, so Stithians is 12 points below its wider area. The gap between new builds (83) and older stock (50) is 33 points.
Figures use the latest EPC for each home lodged from April 2015 to March 2025, so homes without one are not counted.
What shapes EPC scores in Stithians
Building age
About 39% of Stithians' homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 10% from 2000 or later. Across the Camborne and Redruth constituency, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 55, with 14% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 83.
Few Stithians homes on mains gas
Of Stithians' 665 households, 6% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: oil 35%, electricity 22%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 7%, renewables such as heat pumps 5%, wood or solid fuel 4%. 18% combined more than one, and 4% had no central heating. Running-cost modelling penalises oil and LPG compared with mains gas.
Houses and flats
The most common home type in Stithians is the detached house (47%), then semi-detached (31%). Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Protected buildings in Stithians
There are 19 listed buildings in the Stithians area. Energy upgrades on protected homes often need planning or listed building consent.
What Stithians is built on
The bedrock under Stithians is mostly granite (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Stithians landlords
The 2021 Census found 102 privately rented households in Stithians, 15% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 70%. 47% of certificated homes in the Camborne and Redruth constituency already meet the band C target set for 1 October 2030.
Common questions about EPCs in Stithians
When do I need an EPC to sell in Stithians?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Stithians let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 102 Stithians households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Stithians address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Stithians homes?
Around band D: the ONS median for Cornwall 059 is 55.
Are listed buildings in Stithians 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 Stithians?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Stithians.
EPCs near Stithians
- EPC Ponsanooth 2.7 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Lanner 3.4 km · median 55 (D)
- EPC Carharrack 4.5 km · median 55 (D)
- EPC Perranarworthal 4.5 km · median 57 (D)
- EPC Four Lanes 4.6 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Penryn 5.8 km · median 69 (C)
All Camborne and Redruth constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages