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EPC Totnes

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

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 Totnes 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.

How an EPC assessment works

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

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.

Booking an EPC in Totnes

If you are selling or letting in Totnes, 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 Totnes

If you let property in Totnes, 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

Homeowners selling in Totnes 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.

Book an EPC in Totnes

To arrange an EPC in Totnes, use our assessor search to confirm current availability and price. Looking further afield, there are also assessors in Paignton, Dartmouth and Torquay.

Already had one done? You can find an EPC for your Totnes address on the official register before you book.

EPC data for Totnes

Figures below are for South Hams, the local authority covering Totnes, from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register to 2026 Q2.

1,689EPCs reach their 10-year expiry in the next 12 months
Band CThe most common rating, on 34% of certificates
61%Rated D or below, against 46% nationally
£1,298Average 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 South Hams rates

Share of the 12,505 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

65% of the certificates lodged here are for houses. The average floor area is 104.3m², roughly 19m² larger than the England and Wales average. Estimated heating costs average £1,298 a year, £359 a year above the national figure. 21% of certificates were lodged for rented homes.

Radon in Totnes

Totnes 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 10 and 30 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.

What an EPC costs in Totnes

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. Prepared 2026-09-11.

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