EPC rating and sold prices in SR8 (County Durham)
In postcode district SR8 (County Durham), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 55% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £1,304 vs £843, 5,433 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 3.4% more (95% range +1.1% to +5.9%). 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 83 m² against 82 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G; 56% of C+ and 39% of D–G sales are detached or semi-detached houses.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +55% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +49.2% | +43.9% to +54.6% |
| Same floor area | +43.7% | +39.4% to +48.1% |
| + same property type | +25.2% | +22.2% to +28.3% |
| + same build period | +9.0% | +6.4% to +11.7% |
| + same year of sale | +3.4% | +1.1% to +5.9% |
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 SR8
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR8 1 | 716 | +9% | +3.5% | −2.1% to +9.5% |
| SR8 2 | 913 | +20% | +3.4% | −0.3% to +7.2% |
| SR8 3 | 1,561 | +82% | +1.2% | −3.6% to +6.1% |
| SR8 4 | 1,445 | +50% | +3.3% | −1.9% to +8.9% |
| SR8 5 | 798 | +42% | +5.3% ▲ | +0.7% to +10.2% |
▲ 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 SR8
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | too few |
| B | 563 | £1,846 |
| C | 1,833 | £1,028 |
| D | 2,418 | £882 |
| E | 491 | £727 |
| F | 87 | £417 |
| G | 39 | £420 |
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.