EPC rating and sold prices in WC1H (Camden)
In postcode district WC1H (Camden), homes rated EPC C or better sold for 2% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £11,795 vs £11,572, 570 sales). Like for like — same size, type, build period and year — homes rated C or better sold for 4.5% less (95% range −8.0% to −0.8%). 1 of 2 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 27 m² against 45 m² for D–G; the most common build period is 1930–1949 for C+ and 1900–1929 for D–G.
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +2% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | −21.1% | −26.5% to −15.4% |
| Same floor area | −4.3% | −7.9% to −0.6% |
| + same property type | −4.0% | −7.6% to −0.3% |
| + same build period | −5.0% | −8.5% to −1.4% |
| + same year of sale | −4.5% | −8.0% to −0.8% |
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 WC1H
| Sector | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC1H 0 | 267 | −1% | −1.0% | −4.6% to +2.6% |
| WC1H 8 | 53 | +23% | too few | — |
| WC1H 9 | 250 | −8% | −7.3% ▼ | −13.1% to −1.0% |
▲ 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 WC1H
| EPC band (last certificate before sale) | Sales | Median £ per m² |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | £13,324 |
| C | 318 | £11,543 |
| D | 153 | £11,585 |
| E | 40 | £11,388 |
| F | 13 | £12,800 |
| 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.