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EPC Ross-on-Wye

If you need an EPC in Ross-on-Wye, you can contact a local accredited energy assessor directly to confirm availability, price and a convenient appointment time.

An Energy Performance Certificate rates a property's energy efficiency on a scale from A at the top to G at the bottom. A valid EPC is normally required before a house or flat is put up for sale or let.

Homes in Ross-on-Wye range from older terraced and period properties through to more recent developments, so EPCs are needed for a wide mix of house types — terraces, semi-detached and detached houses, converted flats and newer builds.

What the assessor looks at

The assessor carries out a non-invasive survey of the property and notes the features that influence its energy rating, such as:

  • the size and layout of the home
  • property age and construction type
  • the heating system and its controls
  • insulation
  • any renewable technologies such as solar panels
  • windows and glazing
  • lighting
  • energy efficiency upgrades and paperwork

From this the assessor works out the EPC band and prepares a report of recommendations. Larger or converted properties may take a little more time, so it is worth flagging anything unusual when arranging the visit.

How soon can I get an EPC in Ross-on-Wye?

If you are selling or letting in Ross-on-Wye, it is worth arranging the EPC as early as possible. Estate agents often ask for it before a property is advertised, and booking ahead reduces the risk of the certificate holding up a sale or tenancy.

EPCs for rental properties in Ross-on-Wye

If you let property in Ross-on-Wye, a valid EPC is required before the home is advertised, and it helps you check the property against the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards. The recommendations can also point to practical upgrades — insulation, glazing or heating controls — that improve the rating.

EPCs when selling in Ross-on-Wye

Homeowners selling in Ross-on-Wye normally need a valid EPC in place before the property is advertised. Sorting it out early keeps the sale on track, and the report's suggested improvements can highlight simple changes that may lift the score.

Arrange an EPC in Ross-on-Wye

To book your EPC in Ross-on-Wye, get in touch with the assessor on this page to check availability and confirm the cost. You can also find assessors nearby in Cinderford, Monmouth and Ledbury.

You can also search the EPC register to see the current rating and expiry date for a Ross on Wye property.

EPC data for Ross-on-Wye

Figures below are for Herefordshire, County of, the local authority covering Ross-on-Wye, from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register to 2026 Q2.

3,621EPCs reach their 10-year expiry in the next 12 months
Band CThe most common rating, on 41% of certificates
56%Rated D or below, against 46% nationally
£1,187Average estimated heating cost a year

That expiry count is certificates lodged ten years ago and now coming up for renewal. Some of those homes have already been re-certified since, which authority-level data cannot show, so treat it as the ceiling rather than a to-do list.

How Herefordshire, County of rates

Share of the 22,913 certificates lodged in the five years to 2026 Q2. This is the certificates lodged, not a survey of every home in the area.

What gets assessed around here

68% of the certificates lodged here are for houses. The average floor area is 100m², roughly 15m² larger than the England and Wales average. Estimated heating costs average £1,187 a year, £248 a year above the national figure. 30% of certificates were lodged for rented homes.

Radon in Ross-on-Wye

Ross-on-Wye sits in a radon Affected Area. The UKHSA and British Geological Survey put the 1km square covering the town centre in a band where between 1 and 3 in 100 homes are estimated to be at or above the radon action level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. Radon is not measured during an EPC survey and does not affect the rating, but if you are buying, selling or improving a home here it is worth a test kit, and worth knowing before you seal a property up: draught-proofing and insulation work can raise indoor radon if ventilation is reduced. The atlas is indicative and works to a 1km grid, so it describes the area rather than any one property.

Listed buildings and conservation areas

Planning records published for the area within a mile of Ross-on-Wye centre show 1 conservation area. That matters for an EPC in two ways. A listed building is normally exempt from needing one where meeting the minimum energy requirements would unacceptably alter its character or appearance, though the exemption is not automatic and the decision rests with the owner on advice. And in conservation areas and article 4 areas the improvements an EPC recommends, replacement glazing or external wall insulation in particular, often need consent before they can be carried out. Your assessor will record what is actually there; the consent question is one for the council.

What an EPC costs in Ross-on-Wye

An EPC around here generally costs between £60 and £155, though it depends on the property: floor area, whether there are rooms in the roof, extensions, and how far the assessor travels all move the price. We are not a panel and we do not set anybody's fees, so the figure you are quoted comes from the assessor doing the work. Contact one above for a price on your property.

Sources: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates live tables, 2026 Q2; UKHSA and British Geological Survey Indicative Atlas of Radon; planning.data.gov.uk. Prepared 2026-09-11.

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