EPC rating and sold prices in CO10 (Babergh)
In postcode district CO10 (Babergh), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 6% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £3,279 vs £3,106, 8,941 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 1.6% less (95% range −2.7% to −0.5%). 1 of 6 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 88 m² against 88 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and before 1900 for D–G; 63% of C+ and 66% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +6% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +3.8% | +1.9% to +5.7% |
| Same floor area | +4.2% | +3.1% to +5.3% |
| + same property type | +5.8% | +4.9% to +6.8% |
| + same build period | +1.7% | +0.4% to +3.0% |
| + same year of sale | −1.6% | −2.7% to −0.5% |
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 CO10
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO10 0 | 2,669 | +8% | −2.4% ▼ | −4.2% to −0.6% |
| CO10 1 | 1,487 | +5% | −1.5% | −3.9% to +1.1% |
| CO10 2 | 971 | +6% | +1.9% | −0.8% to +4.6% |
| CO10 5 | 337 | +9% | too few | — |
| CO10 7 | 1,221 | −2% | −1.8% | −4.4% to +1.0% |
| CO10 8 | 936 | +8% | +1.3% | −1.7% to +4.4% |
| CO10 9 | 1,320 | +7% | −0.4% | −3.1% to +2.5% |
▲ 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 CO10
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 95 | £3,509 |
| B | 1,679 | £3,441 |
| C | 2,213 | £3,125 |
| D | 3,150 | £3,125 |
| E | 1,342 | £3,044 |
| F | 365 | £3,146 |
| G | 97 | £2,913 |
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.