EPC rating and sold prices in NE5 (Newcastle upon Tyne)
In postcode district NE5 (Newcastle upon Tyne), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 22% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £2,127 vs £1,743, 7,720 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 2.8% less (95% range −4.4% to −1.3%). 1 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 84 m² against 82 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1950–1966 for D–G; 62% of C+ and 57% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +22% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +23.8% | +21.4% to +26.3% |
| Same floor area | +16.9% | +15.1% to +18.8% |
| + same property type | +11.5% | +10.0% to +13.0% |
| + same build period | +1.2% | −0.6% to +2.9% |
| + same year of sale | −2.8% | −4.4% to −1.3% |
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 NE5
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE5 1 | 2,480 | +17% | −0.8% | −2.5% to +1.0% |
| NE5 2 | 1,959 | +14% | −1.2% | −3.4% to +1.1% |
| NE5 3 | 1,210 | +49% | +0.7% | −2.7% to +4.2% |
| NE5 4 | 996 | +34% | +1.7% | −2.2% to +5.7% |
| NE5 5 | 1,075 | +9% | −3.8% ▼ | −7.4% to −0.1% |
▲ 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 NE5
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 144 | £2,898 |
| B | 1,670 | £2,471 |
| C | 2,230 | £1,791 |
| D | 3,068 | £1,763 |
| E | 544 | £1,615 |
| F | 59 | £1,282 |
| G | 5 | 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.