Energy Performance Certificates · Totnes, Devon
EPC Totnes
An EPC for your Totnes sale or let, from an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote to get started.
On the booking page, choose Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Totnes
- Local median score
- 69 Band C
- Band C or above
- 53% of homes with an EPC
- South Hams district
- 68 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Totnes' median EPC score is 69 (band C), going by ONS figures for South Hams 003, where 53% of homes with a certificate are C or above.
For comparison, South Hams district sits at 68 and England at 69, so Totnes is 1 point above its wider area. New-build homes here score a median 84, against 66 for existing homes.
Figures use the latest EPC for each home lodged from April 2015 to March 2025, so homes without one are not counted.
Why Totnes homes score as they do
How old Totnes' homes are
About 23% of Totnes' homes date from before 1919 (VOA) and 18% from 2000 or later. Across South Hams district, homes built before 1929 have a median score of 52, with 11% at C or above; those built since 2012 reach 84.
Mains gas and other fuels
Census 2021: mains gas was the sole heating for 68% of 4,402 households in Totnes. Other single fuels: electricity 16%. 11% combined more than one, and 2% had no central heating. Gas is relatively cheap in the EPC cost model, so an efficient condensing boiler helps a home score well.
Totnes' housing mix
Census 2021 counts Totnes' homes as 31% semi-detached, 28% terraced, 22% flats, 18% detached. Flats tend to score best (England median 74) because they share walls; semi-detached homes sit at 67.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Historic England lists 317 buildings in and around Totnes. Energy upgrades on protected homes often need planning or listed building consent. South Hams has not published conservation area boundaries nationally, so ask the council whether a Totnes address is in one.
Local stone and walls
BGS maps mudstone, siltstone and sandstone beneath Totnes. Where that stone went into the walls of older cottages, expect solid walls on the certificate.
Renting out in Totnes
20% of Totnes households (864) rented privately in 2021, 58% owned their home and 20% rented socially. 48% of certificated homes in South Hams district already meet the band C target set for 1 October 2030.
EPC questions in Totnes
When do I need an EPC to sell in Totnes?
Before you put it on the market. Request a quote online through Survey Booker, or call us.
What is the minimum EPC for a Totnes let?
E, unless exempt, until the move to C by 1 October 2030. In 2021, 864 Totnes households were private tenants.
How long does an EPC last?
Ten years. Check a Totnes address free on the government's Find an energy certificate service.
What EPC band are most Totnes homes?
Around band C: the ONS median for South Hams 003 is 69.
Is a listed building in Totnes exempt from needing an EPC?
Only if meeting minimum energy requirements would unacceptably alter its character or appearance. Ask the local authority's conservation officer. Totnes has 317 listed buildings.
Buying in Totnes?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Totnes.
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