EPC rating and sold prices in NE34 (South Tyneside)
In postcode district NE34 (South Tyneside), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 4% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £1,750 vs £1,686, 5,749 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 3.2% less (95% range −4.9% to −1.5%). 0 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 81 m² against 84 m² for D–G; both groups are most often built in 1950–1966; 51% of C+ and 65% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +4% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | −2.0% | −4.4% to +0.4% |
| Same floor area | +5.1% | +3.1% to +7.2% |
| + same property type | +7.8% | +6.0% to +9.6% |
| + same build period | −0.6% | −2.5% to +1.4% |
| + same year of sale | −3.2% | −4.9% to −1.5% |
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 NE34
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE34 0 | 1,186 | +7% | +0.2% | −3.8% to +4.4% |
| NE34 6 | 1,185 | 0% | +2.6% | −1.3% to +6.8% |
| NE34 7 | 1,058 | +19% | −1.5% | −4.6% to +1.8% |
| NE34 8 | 1,288 | +8% | −2.6% | −5.8% to +0.8% |
| NE34 9 | 1,032 | +24% | −1.4% | −4.6% to +1.8% |
▲ 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 NE34
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | too few |
| B | 406 | £1,976 |
| C | 1,979 | £1,684 |
| D | 2,762 | £1,696 |
| E | 529 | £1,650 |
| F | 61 | £1,688 |
| G | 6 | too few |
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.