EPC rating and sold prices in BH23 (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
In postcode district BH23 (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 2% less per square metre than D–G homes (median £4,025 vs £4,125, 10,966 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 1.6% less (95% range −2.6% to −0.7%). 0 of 7 sectors with enough sales show a difference distinguishable from zero. Data: HM Land Registry to 30 September 2026, EPC register.
From the raw gap to like-for-like
The homes are not alike: C+ homes here have a median floor area of 86 m² against 90 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1950–1966 for D–G; 48% of C+ and 71% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | −2% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | −6.3% | −8.0% to −4.6% |
| Same floor area | −3.7% | −4.7% to −2.7% |
| + same property type | +3.1% | +2.1% to +4.1% |
| + same build period | +0.9% | −0.2% to +2.0% |
| + same year of sale | −1.6% | −2.6% to −0.7% |
The first row compares median prices per m²; the second compares whole prices; each later row adds one more thing that must be equal, ending with the like-for-like premium (regression of log price; build period from the certificate, 12 bands). The raw gap per m² and the whole-price gap differ because C+ and D–G homes differ in size.
Postcode sectors in BH23
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH23 1 | 1,142 | −2% | −1.5% | −5.2% to +2.3% |
| BH23 2 | 2,158 | −3% | +1.4% | −0.3% to +3.1% |
| BH23 3 | 1,496 | −1% | −1.4% | −3.8% to +1.0% |
| BH23 4 | 2,450 | −3% | −0.9% | −2.6% to +0.8% |
| BH23 5 | 2,181 | −2% | −1.5% | −3.8% to +0.9% |
| BH23 7 | 727 | −1% | −1.1% | −3.3% to +1.2% |
| BH23 8 | 771 | −4% | −1.5% | −4.1% to +1.2% |
▲ green: premium distinguishable from zero; ▼ red: discount; plain: no measurable difference. Small areas have fewer sales, so their 95% ranges are wider.
Sold prices by EPC band in BH23
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 21 | £5,219 |
| B | 1,307 | £4,188 |
| C | 3,395 | £3,944 |
| D | 4,903 | £4,146 |
| E | 1,118 | £4,061 |
| F | 188 | £3,899 |
| G | 34 | £4,069 |
A median is shown when a band has at least 10 sales.
How this is calculated
- Every standard sale (HM Land Registry Price Paid, category A) since January 2015 is matched to the latest energy certificate of the same address (postcode + house number or name + flat) lodged from 10 years before to 3 months after the sale; sales with no certificate or an ambiguous match are left out. Across England and Wales 92% of sales match.
- Price per m² uses the certificate's total floor area (15–1,000 m²).
- Like-for-like premium: regression of the log of price on “C or better”, log floor area, property type, the certificate's build period and the year of sale. The 95% range shows how precise the estimate is; when it includes zero, the data cannot tell the premium apart from none.
Caveats
- The band is the one on the certificate before the sale; certificates are a median 0.8 years old at the sale, but a quarter are over 4 years old and some homes were improved since.
- Condition, garden, parking, views and the exact position within the sector are not known; a premium could hide in them, or they could hide one.
- Individual sales and addresses are not shown.