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EPC Torquay

Need an EPC in Torquay? Contact a local accredited energy assessor directly to check availability, confirm the price and book an appointment.

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) shows how energy efficient a property is and gives it a rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient). You will usually need a valid EPC before a home is marketed for sale or rent.

Like most parts of the country, Torquay has a varied housing stock — a mix of older and character homes alongside more modern properties. EPCs are commonly required for terraced, semi-detached and detached houses as well as flats and recent developments.

Inside the EPC assessment

A qualified assessor visits the property and gathers the information needed to produce the certificate, looking at things like:

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

The assessor then uses this information to calculate the rating and produce a recommendation report. Older or unusually laid-out homes can take a little longer, so it helps to mention any unusual features when you book.

How quickly can I book an EPC in Torquay?

If you are selling or letting in Torquay, 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 Torquay landlords

If you let property in Torquay, 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 for homeowners selling a property

When selling a property in Torquay, an EPC is generally required before it goes on the market. Booking it ahead of time avoids last-minute delays, and the recommendations may point to low-cost ways to improve the rating.

Arrange an EPC in Torquay

To book your EPC in Torquay, get in touch with the assessor on this page to check availability and confirm the cost. You can also find assessors nearby in Paignton, Brixham and Newton Abbot.

If a certificate was lodged in the last ten years it may still be valid: check an EPC before booking a new one.

EPC data for Torquay

Figures below are for Torbay, the local authority covering Torquay, from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register to 2026 Q2.

2,738EPCs reach their 10-year expiry in the next 12 months
Band CThe most common rating, on 44% of certificates
52%Rated D or below, against 46% nationally
£912Average 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 Torbay rates

Share of the 18,521 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

47% of the certificates lodged here are for houses. The average floor area is 83.4m², about the England and Wales average. Estimated heating costs average £912 a year, £27 a year below the national figure. 35% of certificates were lodged for rented homes.

Radon in Torquay

Torquay 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 5 and 10 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 Torquay centre show 9 conservation areas and 442 listed buildings. 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 Torquay

An EPC around here generally costs between £65 and £160, 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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