EPC rating and sold prices in NE26 (North Tyneside)
In postcode district NE26 (North Tyneside), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 8% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,552 vs £2,357, 3,600 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 4.3% more (95% range +1.9% to +6.8%). 3 of 4 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 98 m² against 113 m² for D–G; both groups are most often built in 1900–1929; 29% of C+ and 38% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +8% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | −4.4% | −8.0% to −0.6% |
| Same floor area | +9.1% | +6.2% to +12.2% |
| + same property type | +15.4% | +12.5% to +18.4% |
| + same build period | +9.7% | +6.8% to +12.6% |
| + same year of sale | +4.3% | +1.9% to +6.8% |
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 NE26
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE26 1 | 972 | +13% | +3.9% ▲ | +0.1% to +7.9% |
| NE26 2 | 809 | +20% | +9.4% ▲ | +4.2% to +14.9% |
| NE26 3 | 1,080 | +3% | +6.6% ▲ | +2.8% to +10.5% |
| NE26 4 | 739 | −6% | −2.3% | −7.1% to +2.7% |
▲ 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 NE26
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| B | 114 | £3,419 |
| C | 870 | £2,500 |
| D | 1,952 | £2,417 |
| E | 551 | £2,218 |
| F | 100 | £2,123 |
| G | 13 | £1,569 |
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.