Energy Performance Certificates · Tywardreath, Cornwall
EPC Tywardreath
Energy Performance Certificates for Tywardreath homes, by an Elmhurst-accredited Domestic Energy Assessor. Request a quote online.
When booking, pick Residential, then Domestic EPC.
EPC ratings in Tywardreath
- Local median score
- 66 Band D
- Band C or above
- 42% of homes with an EPC
- St Austell and Newquay (constituency)
- 69 Band C
- England
- 69 Band C
In ONS small area Cornwall 035, which covers Tywardreath, the median EPC score is 66: band D. 42% of certificated homes there reach C or better.
For comparison, the St Austell and Newquay constituency sits at 69 and England at 69, so Tywardreath is 3 points below its wider area. Existing homes have a median of 62; new builds reach 83.
Figures use the latest EPC for each home lodged from April 2015 to March 2025, so homes without one are not counted.
Tywardreath's homes, by the numbers
Building age
With 27% of homes older than 1919 and 23% newer than 2000, Tywardreath has a sizeable stock of early, typically solid-walled houses. In the St Austell and Newquay constituency, only 14% of pre-1929 homes reach band C.
Mains gas and other fuels
71% of the 1,202 households counted in Tywardreath in 2021 used only mains gas for heating. Other single fuels: electricity 10%, bottled or tank gas (LPG) 3%, oil 3%. 10% 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.
Houses and flats
Census 2021 counts Tywardreath's homes as 43% detached, 28% semi-detached, 22% terraced, 5% flats. Caravans and mobile homes make up 3%. Across England, the ONS median for detached homes is 68, against 74 for flats, the best-scoring type.
Heritage protection
18 listed buildings stand in and around Tywardreath (Historic England). Conservation area: Tywardreath. Energy upgrades on protected homes often need planning or listed building consent.
Geology and walls
Underfoot: mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (BGS).
Letting a home in Tywardreath
19% of Tywardreath households (222) rented privately in 2021, 77% owned their home and 4% rented socially. 51% of certificated homes in the St Austell and Newquay constituency already meet the band C target set for 1 October 2030.
Tywardreath EPC FAQs
Is an EPC required to sell my Tywardreath home?
Yes. A valid EPC must be in place before marketing starts. Get a quote online, or call us.
EPC rules for letting in Tywardreath?
Each let needs a current certificate showing E or better; the bar moves to C on 1 October 2030. 19% of Tywardreath households rent privately.
Does my Tywardreath home already have an EPC?
Possibly: certificates last 10 years, and you can search the government register free.
What is a typical EPC rating in Tywardreath?
Median 66, band D, with 42% at C or above (ONS, Cornwall 035).
Do listed homes in Tywardreath 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. 18 buildings around Tywardreath are listed.
Buying in Tywardreath?
An EPC rates energy efficiency, not condition. See surveyors in Tywardreath.
Also around Tywardreath
- EPC St Blazey 1.8 km · median 69 (C)
- EPC Carlyon Bay 4.5 km · median 71 (C)
- EPC Fowey 4.8 km · median 66 (D)
- EPC Polruan 5.2 km · median 59 (D)
- EPC Lostwithiel 5.7 km · median 63 (D)
- EPC Penwithick 6.5 km · median 63 (D)
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