EPC rating and sold prices in L19 (Liverpool)
In postcode district L19 (Liverpool), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 11% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,336 vs £2,104, 3,664 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 4.1% more (95% range +1.5% to +6.8%). 3 of 8 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 87 m² against 93 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G; 46% of C+ and 52% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +11% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +0.5% | −3.3% to +4.4% |
| Same floor area | +10.6% | +7.9% to +13.4% |
| + same property type | +9.9% | +7.5% to +12.4% |
| + same build period | +13.7% | +10.4% to +17.0% |
| + same year of sale | +4.1% | +1.5% to +6.8% |
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 L19
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L19 0 | 379 | −3% | +3.3% | −3.2% to +10.3% |
| L19 1 | 501 | +14% | +8.6% ▲ | +4.1% to +13.3% |
| L19 2 | 586 | +54% | +6.6% ▲ | +0.5% to +12.9% |
| L19 3 | 336 | +14% | −0.8% | −7.5% to +6.5% |
| L19 4 | 458 | +50% | +6.9% ▲ | +2.8% to +11.3% |
| L19 5 | 188 | +3% | too few | — |
| L19 6 | 146 | +16% | too few | — |
| L19 7 | 281 | −1% | +5.0% | −0.2% to +10.6% |
| L19 8 | 347 | +56% | +5.8% | −0.8% to +12.7% |
| L19 9 | 442 | +6% | −3.9% | −10.6% to +3.3% |
▲ 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 L19
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| B | 364 | £2,730 |
| C | 1,012 | £2,193 |
| D | 1,548 | £2,121 |
| E | 572 | £2,067 |
| F | 126 | £1,994 |
| G | 42 | £1,696 |
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.