EPC rating and sold prices in SO50 (Eastleigh)
In postcode district SO50 (Eastleigh), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 6% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £3,521 vs £3,333, 9,638 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 0.8% more (95% range 0.0% to +1.6%). 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 88 m² against 86 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G; 48% 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) | +6% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +4.8% | +3.2% to +6.4% |
| Same floor area | +3.4% | +2.4% to +4.5% |
| + same property type | +8.4% | +7.6% to +9.2% |
| + same build period | +3.5% | +2.6% to +4.5% |
| + same year of sale | +0.8% | 0.0% to +1.6% |
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 SO50
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO50 4 | 1,584 | −1% | +3.7% ▲ | +2.0% to +5.4% |
| SO50 5 | 1,905 | +7% | +2.6% ▲ | +0.8% to +4.4% |
| SO50 6 | 1,240 | +18% | −1.3% | −4.2% to +1.7% |
| SO50 7 | 2,092 | +5% | −0.1% | −1.9% to +1.7% |
| SO50 8 | 1,171 | 0% | +0.5% | −1.0% to +2.0% |
| SO50 9 | 1,646 | +13% | +1.0% | −1.4% to +3.3% |
▲ 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 SO50
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 134 | £4,284 |
| B | 2,711 | £3,623 |
| C | 3,019 | £3,382 |
| D | 3,096 | £3,376 |
| E | 569 | £3,175 |
| F | 85 | £2,903 |
| G | 24 | £2,569 |
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.