EPC rating and sold prices in L14 (Liverpool)
In postcode district L14 (Liverpool), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 21% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,080 vs £1,719, 3,479 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 5.5% less (95% range −8.1% to −2.9%). 0 of 4 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 81 m² against 81 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1930–1949 for D–G; 66% of C+ and 63% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +21% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +20.9% | +17.3% to +24.5% |
| Same floor area | +16.2% | +13.4% to +19.0% |
| + same property type | +8.2% | +5.6% to +10.9% |
| + same build period | −1.2% | −4.6% to +2.4% |
| + same year of sale | −5.5% | −8.1% to −2.9% |
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 L14
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L14 0 | 409 | −8% | −3.1% | −8.6% to +2.8% |
| L14 1 | 168 | +1% | too few | — |
| L14 2 | 226 | +10% | −3.8% | −9.4% to +2.3% |
| L14 3 | 370 | +4% | too few | — |
| L14 4 | 135 | +21% | too few | — |
| L14 5 | 162 | −20% | too few | — |
| L14 6 | 375 | +5% | too few | — |
| L14 7 | 799 | +36% | too few | — |
| L14 8 | 410 | +73% | +0.6% | −6.4% to +8.1% |
| L14 9 | 425 | +18% | −2.7% | −7.1% to +2.0% |
▲ 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 L14
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | too few |
| B | 929 | £2,286 |
| C | 678 | £1,667 |
| D | 1,371 | £1,750 |
| E | 391 | £1,662 |
| F | 79 | £1,476 |
| G | 28 | £1,486 |
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.