Energy Performance Certificates · Tavistock, Devon
EPC Tavistock
An EPC for your Tavistock 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 Tavistock
- Local median score
- 70 Band C
- Band C or above
- 54% of homes with an EPC
- West Devon district
- 66 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Tavistock's median EPC score is 70 (band C), going by ONS figures for West Devon 005, where 54% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
Tavistock is 1 point above the England median of 69, and 4 points above West Devon district at 66. The gap between new builds (84) and older stock (67) is 17 points.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
What shapes EPC scores in Tavistock
Age of the housing
About 19% of Tavistock's homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 24% from 2000 or later. Across West Devon district, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 51, with 10% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
Heating fuel
Of Tavistock's 5,831 households, 76% relied on mains gas alone in the 2021 Census. Other single fuels: electricity 8%, oil 3%. 10% combined more than one, and 2% had no central heating. With most homes on gas, the boiler and controls are often what separate a C from a D here.
Type of home
The most common home type in Tavistock is the detached house (33%), then semi-detached (27%). Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; detached homes sit at 68.
Protected buildings in Tavistock
There are 159 listed buildings in the Tavistock area. Tavistock also falls within the conservation areas Tavistock, Tavistock And Bere Alston Railway Line, Whitchurch. Check consent before upgrading a protected Tavistock home.
What Tavistock is built on
The bedrock under Tavistock is mostly volcanic lava and tuff (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Tavistock landlords
The 2021 Census found 1,018 privately rented households in Tavistock, 17% of the total; owner-occupiers made up 69%. Locally, 44% are at C or above across West Devon district, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Common questions about EPCs in Tavistock
When do I need an EPC to sell in Tavistock?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Tavistock let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 1,018 Tavistock households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Tavistock address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Tavistock homes?
Around band C: the ONS median for West Devon 005 is 70.
Are listed buildings in Tavistock 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 Tavistock?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Tavistock.
EPCs near Tavistock
- EPC Horrabridge 5.5 km · median 56 (D)
- EPC Buckland Monachorum 6.1 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC St Ann's Chapel 7.4 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Calstock 7.4 km · median 64 (D)
- EPC Yelverton 7.7 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Bere Alston 8.4 km · median 66 (D)