EPC Exeter
We are based in Exeter. Not "covering" Exeter from somewhere else — our office is here, and it has been since 2008.
That matters more than it sounds. It means we can usually get to a property in the city within a day or two, and it means we know the building stock: which streets are solid-wall Victorian, which parts of the city centre are post-war rebuild, and where the awkward jobs tend to be.
We carry out both domestic and commercial EPCs across Exeter and the surrounding area, and we hold Level 5 accreditation — the highest available — so there is no commercial building in the city we have to turn down.
Exeter's building stock, and what it means for your rating
Exeter is an unusually mixed city to assess, because the war split it in two.
The post-war city centre. The 1942 raids destroyed much of the central retail core, and what replaced it is 1950s and 60s commercial stock: solid or lightly-insulated construction, single glazing in many surviving originals, and heating systems that have been patched rather than replaced. These buildings rarely rate well on first assessment, and for landlords they are the ones most exposed to MEES.
Georgian and Victorian. Southernhay, the Close, and the terraced streets running out through St Leonard's, Newtown and Heavitree. Solid wall, often listed or in a conservation area, which constrains what the recommendations report can realistically suggest. Listed status does not automatically exempt a building from needing an EPC —that is a common and expensive misunderstanding.
Student housing. The university has driven a very large HMO conversion market across Pennsylvania, St James and Mount Pleasant. Conversions create assessment complications: shared heating, unclear demises, and rooms that have changed use. We have done a lot of these.
Trading estates and business parks. Marsh Barton, Sowton, Exeter Science Park and Skypark. Everything from small trade units to large modern office and light industrial space.
New build. Exeter City Council has been unusually ambitious on low-energy housing, and there is a steady stream of new residential and commercial development around the city fringe. New builds need SAP or SBEM calculations rather than a survey-based EPC— different process, and one we handle too.
Domestic EPCs in Exeter
Required when you sell or let. Valid ten years. We survey on site and produce thecertificate using RdSAP, usually within a couple of working days.
If you are a landlord, the rules are changing: the minimum standard rises to EPC C forprivately rented homes from 1 October 2030, with a £10,000 cost cap and fines up to£30,000. Worth knowing now rather than in 2029.
Commercial EPCs in Exeter
Required when a commercial building is constructed, sold or let. Produced using SBEM,or dynamic simulation modelling for complex buildings. Our Level 5 accreditation coverseverything from a single retail unit to a large industrial or mixed-use scheme.
Other services in Exeter
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SAP Calculations
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SBEM Calculations
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Display Energy Certificates
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"After a bad experience with not one but two EPC companies, I needed one for a purchase in Exeter. Alistair was extremely professional, efficient, and a pleasure to deal with. I rarely write reviews but felt this time I should."
Henri Purcell – EPC, property purchase, Exeter
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