EPC rating and sold prices in SL5 (Windsor and Maidenhead)
In postcode district SL5 (Windsor and Maidenhead), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 1% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £5,352 vs £5,317, 4,454 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 4.8% less (95% range −6.5% to −3.1%). 3 of 4 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 124 m² against 106 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1950–1966 for D–G; 46% of C+ and 73% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +1% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +20.5% | +16.2% to +25.0% |
| Same floor area | 0.0% | −1.5% to +1.4% |
| + same property type | +3.0% | +1.5% to +4.5% |
| + same build period | −3.2% | −4.9% to −1.4% |
| + same year of sale | −4.8% | −6.5% to −3.1% |
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 SL5
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL5 0 | 983 | +3% | −6.8% ▼ | −10.1% to −3.5% |
| SL5 7 | 843 | −5% | −4.7% ▼ | −9.1% to −0.1% |
| SL5 8 | 1,471 | +2% | −2.8% ▼ | −5.3% to −0.2% |
| SL5 9 | 1,157 | 0% | −1.9% | −5.5% to +1.7% |
▲ 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 SL5
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | £5,551 |
| B | 881 | £5,737 |
| C | 1,439 | £5,106 |
| D | 1,483 | £5,263 |
| E | 514 | £5,369 |
| F | 85 | £5,769 |
| G | 21 | £5,183 |
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.