Energy Performance Certificates · Truro, Cornwall
EPC Truro
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EPC ratings in Truro
- Local median score
- 70 Band C
- Band C or above
- 53% of homes with an EPC
- Truro and Falmouth (constituency)
- 67 Band D
- England
- 69 Band C
Truro straddles 3 ONS small areas: Cornwall 044 scores 70 (band C, 53% at C or above); Cornwall 042 scores 70 (band C, 60% at C or above); Cornwall 043 scores 69 (band C, 55% at C or above).
Truro is 1 point above the England median of 69, and 3 points above the Truro and Falmouth constituency at 67. The gap between new builds (83) and older stock (66) is 17 points.
ONS counts only homes with a certificate lodged between April 2015 and March 2025.
What shapes EPC scores in Truro
Building age
With 18% of homes older than 1919 and 28% newer than 2000, Truro has a sizeable stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In the Truro and Falmouth constituency, only 13% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
How Truro heats its homes
73% of the 10,278 households counted in Truro in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 12%. 9% 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.
Houses and flats
Truro is 28% terraced, 27% semi-detached, 25% detached, 20% flats by Census 2021 count. Terraced homes: England median 67.
Heritage protection
There are 317 listed buildings in the Truro area. Truro also falls within the conservation areas Kenwyn Road, Truro, Truro. Check consent before upgrading a protected Truro home.
Geology and walls
The bedrock under Truro is mostly mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS). Solid masonry walls rate poorly on an EPC without proof of insulation.
Truro landlords
In Truro, private renters are 21% of households (2,179 in 2021), alongside 60% owners and 17% social tenants. Locally, 47% are at C or above across the Truro and Falmouth constituency, the level all private lets need by 1 October 2030.
Common questions about EPCs in Truro
Can I sell a Truro home without an EPC?
No; it has to be commissioned before marketing. Request a quote online, or call us.
Do landlords in Truro need an EPC?
Yes: a valid EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption is registered, rising to C by 1 October 2030. Truro had 2,179 privately rented households in 2021.
How long is an EPC valid?
10 years from the date it was lodged; the register shows any current Truro certificate.
How do Truro homes score on EPCs?
A median of 70 (C); 53% reach C or better.
Are listed buildings in Truro 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 Truro?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Truro.
EPCs near Truro
- EPC Threemilestone 4.5 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Carnon Downs 5.1 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Penpol 6.4 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Chacewater 7.6 km · median 61 (D)
- EPC Probus 7.8 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Perranarworthal 8.2 km · median 57 (D)
All Truro and Falmouth constituency EPC pages · All Cornwall EPC pages