EPC rating and sold prices in LE4 (Leicester)
In postcode district LE4 (Leicester), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 5% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,650 vs £2,531, 10,014 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 1.9% more (95% range +0.7% to +3.2%). 1 of 9 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 82 m² against 80 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1930–1949 for D–G; 58% of C+ and 66% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +5% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +8.1% | +6.4% to +9.8% |
| Same floor area | +4.2% | +3.0% to +5.4% |
| + same property type | +8.4% | +7.2% to +9.6% |
| + same build period | +9.4% | +7.7% to +11.2% |
| + same year of sale | +1.9% | +0.7% to +3.2% |
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 LE4
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE4 0 | 1,523 | +12% | +1.7% | −1.4% to +4.9% |
| LE4 1 | 553 | +6% | +2.3% | −0.6% to +5.2% |
| LE4 2 | 1,132 | +31% | +2.1% | −0.6% to +5.0% |
| LE4 3 | 1,257 | −5% | +4.0% ▲ | +1.4% to +6.6% |
| LE4 4 | 1,008 | −1% | +0.2% | −3.2% to +3.8% |
| LE4 5 | 707 | +10% | too few | — |
| LE4 6 | 707 | −1% | −0.9% | −6.9% to +5.4% |
| LE4 7 | 760 | +6% | +2.9% | −0.2% to +6.1% |
| LE4 8 | 1,289 | 0% | +1.7% | −0.4% to +3.8% |
| LE4 9 | 1,078 | −2% | +3.4% | −0.5% to +7.6% |
▲ 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 LE4
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 94 | £2,989 |
| B | 1,241 | £2,662 |
| C | 2,385 | £2,623 |
| D | 4,419 | £2,616 |
| E | 1,532 | £2,377 |
| F | 270 | £2,317 |
| G | 73 | £1,987 |
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.