EPC rating and sold prices in RG42 (Bracknell Forest)
In postcode district RG42 (Bracknell Forest), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 2% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £4,800 vs £4,722, 6,273 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 1.3% less (95% range −2.4% to −0.2%). 2 of 6 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 94 m² against 87 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1991–1995 for D–G; 56% of C+ and 60% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +2% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +7.7% | +5.5% to +10.0% |
| Same floor area | +1.0% | −0.2% to +2.1% |
| + same property type | +6.8% | +5.8% to +7.9% |
| + same build period | +2.0% | +0.7% to +3.2% |
| + same year of sale | −1.3% | −2.4% to −0.2% |
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 RG42
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG42 1 | 778 | −6% | −1.2% | −3.4% to +1.1% |
| RG42 2 | 1,015 | +4% | +1.3% | −0.5% to +3.0% |
| RG42 3 | 847 | +8% | +2.1% ▲ | +0.4% to +3.7% |
| RG42 4 | 1,985 | 0% | −0.3% | −2.5% to +1.9% |
| RG42 5 | 813 | 0% | −0.1% | −6.1% to +6.3% |
| RG42 6 | 586 | −2% | too few | — |
| RG42 7 | 249 | +9% | +3.4% ▲ | +0.3% to +6.6% |
▲ 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 RG42
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 189 | £5,179 |
| B | 2,123 | £4,755 |
| C | 1,673 | £4,778 |
| D | 1,901 | £4,752 |
| E | 341 | £4,590 |
| F | 42 | £4,505 |
| G | 4 | 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.