EPC rating and sold prices in W1W (Westminster)
In postcode district W1W (Westminster), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 10% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £16,167 vs £14,744, 292 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — the difference is +2.3% (95% range −6.4% to +11.7%): the EPC band itself is not reflected in sale prices here. 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 60 m² against 58 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 2012 onwards for C+ and before 1900 for D–G.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +10% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +14.5% | −4.0% to +36.5% |
| Same floor area | +8.5% | −0.6% to +18.6% |
| + same property type | +8.4% | −0.8% to +18.4% |
| + same build period | +3.8% | −4.8% to +13.2% |
| + same year of sale | +2.3% | −6.4% to +11.7% |
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 W1W
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1W 5 | 114 | +19% | too few | — |
| W1W 6 | 107 | +6% | too few | — |
| W1W 7 | 68 | +18% | too few | — |
▲ 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 W1W
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | too few |
| B | 41 | £19,152 |
| C | 136 | £14,731 |
| D | 82 | £14,645 |
| E | 24 | £15,360 |
| F | 4 | too few |
| G | 1 | 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.