EPC rating and sold prices in HU1 (Kingston upon Hull)
In postcode district HU1 (Kingston upon Hull), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 42% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,648 vs £1,862, 560 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 15.2% more (95% range +8.3% to +22.5%). 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 63 m² against 52 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1983–1990 for D–G; 3% of C+ and 6% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +42% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +54.9% | +43.1% to +67.7% |
| Same floor area | +35.9% | +27.5% to +44.7% |
| + same property type | +33.1% | +25.3% to +41.4% |
| + same build period | +16.2% | +9.3% to +23.5% |
| + same year of sale | +15.2% | +8.3% to +22.5% |
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 HU1
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU1 1 | 269 | +91% | too few | — |
| HU1 2 | 156 | +3% | too few | — |
| HU1 3 | 135 | +17% | too few | — |
▲ 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 HU1
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| B | 144 | £2,812 |
| C | 186 | £2,252 |
| D | 141 | £1,957 |
| E | 76 | £1,738 |
| F | 8 | too few |
| G | 5 | too few |
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.