EPC rating and sold prices in LE9 (Hinckley and Bosworth)
In postcode district LE9 (Hinckley and Bosworth), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 11% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,731 vs £2,454, 11,494 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 1.7% more (95% range +0.6% to +2.8%). 1 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 91 m² against 86 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1950–1966 for D–G; 79% of C+ and 77% 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 | +16.0% | +14.2% to +17.9% |
| Same floor area | +10.6% | +9.4% to +11.7% |
| + same property type | +10.1% | +9.1% to +11.1% |
| + same build period | +8.6% | +7.1% to +10.0% |
| + same year of sale | +1.7% | +0.6% to +2.8% |
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 LE9
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE9 1 | 535 | +3% | −0.4% | −4.2% to +3.4% |
| LE9 2 | 931 | +3% | +1.8% | −2.1% to +5.9% |
| LE9 3 | 611 | +9% | +0.8% | −3.7% to +5.6% |
| LE9 4 | 1,795 | +10% | +3.6% ▲ | +1.0% to +6.4% |
| LE9 6 | 1,972 | +6% | +1.6% | −0.1% to +3.3% |
| LE9 7 | 2,531 | +12% | +0.7% | −1.5% to +3.1% |
| LE9 8 | 1,722 | +14% | −0.7% | −2.8% to +1.4% |
| LE9 9 | 1,397 | +14% | +1.6% | −1.5% to +4.9% |
▲ 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 LE9
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 26 | £2,866 |
| B | 2,678 | £2,809 |
| C | 2,712 | £2,629 |
| D | 4,324 | £2,500 |
| E | 1,451 | £2,281 |
| F | 259 | £2,366 |
| G | 44 | £1,979 |
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.