EPC rating and sold prices in L6 (Liverpool)
In postcode district L6 (Liverpool), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 94% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £1,920 vs £992, 2,647 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 6.6% more (95% range +3.1% to +10.3%). 0 of 2 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 73 m² against 82 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G; 25% of C+ and 12% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +94% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +43.7% | +38.5% to +49.1% |
| Same floor area | +68.1% | +62.4% to +74.0% |
| + same property type | +48.1% | +42.9% to +53.6% |
| + same build period | +18.6% | +14.0% to +23.5% |
| + same year of sale | +6.6% | +3.1% to +10.3% |
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 L6
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L6 0 | 526 | +179% | −2.0% | −8.4% to +4.9% |
| L6 1 | 325 | +82% | too few | — |
| L6 2 | 133 | +31% | too few | — |
| L6 3 | 113 | +47% | too few | — |
| L6 4 | 487 | +59% | +5.2% | −1.0% to +11.8% |
| L6 5 | 262 | +32% | too few | — |
| L6 6 | 455 | +49% | too few | — |
| L6 8 | 205 | +49% | too few | — |
| L6 9 | 117 | +41% | 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 L6
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| B | 467 | £2,678 |
| C | 647 | £1,491 |
| D | 1,026 | £1,065 |
| E | 384 | £910 |
| F | 60 | £767 |
| G | 63 | £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.