EPC rating and sold prices in L8 (Liverpool)
In postcode district L8 (Liverpool), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 62% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,383 vs £1,473, 3,209 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 7.3% more (95% range +3.7% to +10.9%). 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 59 m² against 73 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G; 11% of C+ and 7% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +62% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +10.1% | +6.2% to +14.2% |
| Same floor area | +42.0% | +37.6% to +46.5% |
| + same property type | +30.1% | +25.9% to +34.4% |
| + same build period | +13.0% | +9.0% to +17.2% |
| + same year of sale | +7.3% | +3.7% to +10.9% |
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 L8
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L8 0 | 381 | +20% | too few | — |
| L8 1 | 50 | −10% | too few | — |
| L8 2 | 91 | +38% | too few | — |
| L8 3 | 266 | +3% | too few | — |
| L8 4 | 359 | +9% | +3.6% | −3.6% to +11.4% |
| L8 5 | 872 | +90% | too few | — |
| L8 6 | 282 | +20% | too few | — |
| L8 7 | 326 | +26% | too few | — |
| L8 8 | 241 | +57% | too few | — |
| L8 9 | 341 | +17% | +3.4% | −2.1% to +9.2% |
▲ 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 L8
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | £2,498 |
| B | 748 | £2,859 |
| C | 1,020 | £2,137 |
| D | 992 | £1,514 |
| E | 358 | £1,408 |
| F | 60 | £1,044 |
| G | 16 | £863 |
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.