EPC rating and sold prices in NE8 (Gateshead)
In postcode district NE8 (Gateshead), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 52% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £1,872 vs £1,232, 4,490 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 5.2% less (95% range −7.2% to −3.3%). 2 of 3 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 70 m² against 76 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G; 17% of C+ and 12% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +52% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +23.1% | +20.0% to +26.3% |
| Same floor area | +36.9% | +34.0% to +39.8% |
| + same property type | +32.8% | +30.0% to +35.6% |
| + same build period | −2.6% | −4.6% to −0.4% |
| + same year of sale | −5.2% | −7.2% to −3.3% |
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 NE8
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE8 1 | 434 | +34% | too few | — |
| NE8 2 | 1,367 | +3% | −1.6% | −4.1% to +1.0% |
| NE8 3 | 1,135 | +37% | −10.2% ▼ | −14.8% to −5.4% |
| NE8 4 | 1,554 | +29% | +5.4% ▲ | +2.1% to +8.8% |
▲ 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 NE8
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| B | 804 | £1,920 |
| C | 1,797 | £1,833 |
| D | 1,382 | £1,288 |
| E | 421 | £1,114 |
| F | 78 | £1,031 |
| G | 8 | 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.