EPC rating and sold prices in NE29 (North Tyneside)
In postcode district NE29 (North Tyneside), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 20% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,101 vs £1,755, 5,920 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 2.3% less (95% range −4.1% to −0.4%). 3 of 5 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 79 m² against 84 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G; 39% of C+ and 37% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +20% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +12.6% | +9.6% to +15.7% |
| Same floor area | +18.1% | +15.8% to +20.4% |
| + same property type | +15.9% | +13.8% to +18.0% |
| + same build period | +1.1% | −0.9% to +3.2% |
| + same year of sale | −2.3% | −4.1% to −0.4% |
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 NE29
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE29 0 | 1,258 | +9% | +0.1% | −3.4% to +3.7% |
| NE29 6 | 1,234 | +42% | +6.6% ▲ | +2.2% to +11.2% |
| NE29 7 | 969 | +39% | +0.7% | −3.0% to +4.5% |
| NE29 8 | 1,444 | +23% | −3.9% ▼ | −6.6% to −1.0% |
| NE29 9 | 1,015 | +3% | +3.6% ▲ | +0.5% to +6.7% |
▲ 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 NE29
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 128 | £2,914 |
| B | 780 | £2,541 |
| C | 1,983 | £1,867 |
| D | 2,446 | £1,793 |
| E | 488 | £1,564 |
| F | 80 | £1,631 |
| G | 15 | £1,341 |
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.