EPC rating and sold prices in L3 (Liverpool)
In postcode district L3 (Liverpool), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 21% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,452 vs £2,029, 2,358 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 6.9% more (95% range +3.5% to +10.4%). 0 of 3 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 63 m² against 71 m² for D–G; both groups are most often built in 1996–2002; 2% of C+ and 5% 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 | +2.2% | −2.0% to +6.7% |
| Same floor area | +12.2% | +8.5% to +16.1% |
| + same property type | +12.5% | +8.8% to +16.3% |
| + same build period | +10.4% | +6.7% to +14.1% |
| + same year of sale | +6.9% | +3.5% to +10.4% |
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 L3
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3 0 | 346 | +52% | +2.9% | −1.2% to +7.2% |
| L3 1 | 270 | +9% | too few | — |
| L3 2 | 185 | +10% | −1.2% | −8.3% to +6.5% |
| L3 4 | 837 | −12% | −4.6% | −9.0% to +0.1% |
| L3 5 | 77 | +3% | too few | — |
| L3 6 | 291 | +5% | too few | — |
| L3 8 | 124 | +4% | too few | — |
| L3 9 | 205 | +30% | 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 L3
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| B | 505 | £2,500 |
| C | 1,290 | £2,419 |
| D | 431 | £2,075 |
| E | 108 | £1,986 |
| F | 19 | £1,828 |
| 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.