EPC rating and sold prices in North East
In North East, homes rated EPC C or better sold for 24% more per square metre than D–G homes (median £1,991 vs £1,599, 417,909 sales since 2015), but like for like homes rated C or better sold for 1.5% less (95% range −1.8% to −1.1%) (random sample of 300,000 sales). Data: HM Land Registry to 30 September 2026, EPC register.
−1.5%like-for-like premium of C+ (95% range −1.8% to −1.1%)
+24%raw gap per m² (before like-for-like)
113postcode districts
From the raw gap to like-for-like
| Comparing C+ with D–G homes… | Difference | 95% range |
|---|---|---|
| Raw gap per m² (medians) | +24% | — |
| Whole price, nothing held equal | +26.3% | +25.8% to +26.9% |
| Same floor area | +24.5% | +24.1% to +24.9% |
| + same property type | +15.3% | +15.0% to +15.7% |
| + same build period | +1.9% | +1.5% to +2.3% |
| + same year of sale | −1.5% | −1.8% to −1.1% |
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 districts in North East
| District | Area | Sales | Raw gap | Like-for-like | Sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH1 | County Durham | 6,919 | +17% | −2.8% ▼ | 5 |
| DH2 | County Durham | 4,996 | +19% | −3.2% ▼ | 3 |
| DH3 | County Durham | 4,612 | +26% | −1.1% | 4 |
| DH4 | Sunderland | 5,882 | +53% | +0.2% | 4 |
| DH5 | Sunderland | 3,514 | +58% | −2.8% | 3 |
| DH6 | County Durham | 6,273 | +58% | +3.3% ▲ | 5 |
| DH7 | County Durham | 6,695 | +34% | +0.2% | 5 |
| DH8 | County Durham | 6,963 | +37% | +0.1% | 6 |
| DH9 | County Durham | 5,863 | +63% | +0.1% | 5 |
| DL1 | Darlington | 7,173 | +28% | +0.6% | 5 |
| DL12 | County Durham | 2,251 | +16% | +4.4% ▲ | 3 |
| DL13 | County Durham | 2,034 | +13% | +0.2% | 5 |
| DL14 | County Durham | 6,566 | +55% | −3.5% ▼ | 5 |
| DL15 | County Durham | 3,703 | +55% | −1.7% | 3 |
| DL16 | County Durham | 4,368 | +61% | +0.8% | 2 |
| DL17 | County Durham | 3,126 | +89% | −0.3% | 3 |
| DL2 | Darlington | 4,532 | +14% | −1.8% | 3 |
| DL3 | Darlington | 7,762 | +20% | −1.7% | 5 |
| DL4 | County Durham | 1,698 | +106% | +4.6% | 2 |
| DL5 | County Durham | 4,569 | +11% | −4.3% ▼ | 4 |
| NE1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1,131 | +13% | +0.2% | 5 |
| NE10 | Gateshead | 3,839 | +13% | −0.4% | 3 |
| NE11 | Gateshead | 2,326 | +11% | +0.1% | 2 |
| NE12 | North Tyneside | 6,605 | +21% | +0.5% | 5 |
| NE13 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 6,982 | +16% | −4.5% ▼ | 4 |
| NE15 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 5,425 | +25% | −1.6% | 5 |
| NE16 | Gateshead | 4,223 | +7% | −0.3% | 4 |
| NE17 | Gateshead | 803 | +96% | +4.7% | 1 |
| NE19 | Northumberland | 242 | +32% | −8.9% | 2 |
| NE2 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 2,911 | +5% | +1.0% | 4 |
| NE20 | Northumberland | 2,791 | +3% | −3.7% ▼ | 2 |
| NE21 | Gateshead | 3,053 | +23% | −2.7% ▼ | 3 |
| NE22 | Northumberland | 3,165 | +36% | −2.3% | 3 |
| NE23 | Northumberland | 7,095 | +28% | −0.6% | 6 |
| NE24 | Northumberland | 7,094 | +47% | −0.8% | 5 |
| NE25 | North Tyneside | 5,823 | +1% | −3.9% ▼ | 3 |
| NE26 | North Tyneside | 3,600 | +8% | +4.3% ▲ | 4 |
| NE27 | North Tyneside | 3,568 | +34% | +3.6% ▲ | 1 |
| NE28 | North Tyneside | 7,126 | +32% | +0.2% | 5 |
| NE29 | North Tyneside | 5,920 | +20% | −2.3% ▼ | 5 |
| NE3 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 8,814 | −1% | +0.5% | 5 |
| NE30 | North Tyneside | 4,538 | +3% | +0.5% | 4 |
| NE31 | South Tyneside | 3,847 | +60% | +0.1% | 2 |
| NE32 | South Tyneside | 2,525 | +16% | +0.3% | 3 |
| NE33 | South Tyneside | 3,703 | +37% | −1.0% | 5 |
| NE34 | South Tyneside | 5,749 | +4% | −3.2% ▼ | 5 |
| NE35 | South Tyneside | 781 | +25% | +0.4% | 1 |
| NE36 | South Tyneside | 1,141 | −3% | −1.2% | 1 |
| NE37 | Sunderland | 2,338 | +3% | +0.3% | 3 |
| NE38 | Sunderland | 4,071 | +10% | −2.1% ▼ | 4 |
| NE39 | Gateshead | 1,392 | +15% | −0.3% | 2 |
| NE4 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 2,331 | +15% | −0.6% | 5 |
| NE40 | Gateshead | 3,212 | +30% | −0.1% | 2 |
| NE41 | Northumberland | 352 | −3% | −2.7% | 1 |
| NE42 | Northumberland | 1,836 | +12% | −2.7% | 2 |
| NE43 | Northumberland | 617 | −5% | −0.5% | 1 |
| NE44 | Northumberland | 190 | +9% | −3.4% | 1 |
| NE45 | Northumberland | 800 | +7% | +2.0% | 1 |
| NE46 | Northumberland | 2,682 | +9% | +2.8% ▲ | 4 |
| NE47 | Northumberland | 1,089 | +11% | +12.5% ▲ | 4 |
| NE48 | Northumberland | 574 | +32% | +3.0% | 3 |
| NE49 | Northumberland | 589 | +15% | −4.2% | 2 |
| NE5 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 7,720 | +22% | −2.8% ▼ | 5 |
| NE6 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 5,772 | +10% | +0.1% | 5 |
| NE61 | Northumberland | 7,790 | +17% | −2.4% ▼ | 6 |
| NE62 | Northumberland | 1,512 | +20% | −1.8% | 1 |
| NE63 | Northumberland | 4,908 | +78% | +3.3% ▲ | 3 |
| NE64 | Northumberland | 963 | +26% | +0.6% | 1 |
| NE65 | Northumberland | 4,557 | +8% | −10.4% ▼ | 4 |
| NE66 | Northumberland | 3,432 | +7% | −5.4% ▼ | 5 |
| NE67 | Northumberland | 373 | +4% | −5.8% | 1 |
| NE68 | Northumberland | 474 | +17% | −1.0% | 1 |
| NE7 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 2,542 | +3% | +1.4% | 1 |
| NE70 | Northumberland | 339 | +14% | −9.7% ▼ | 1 |
| NE71 | Northumberland | 527 | +32% | +0.4% | 1 |
| NE8 | Gateshead | 4,490 | +52% | −5.2% ▼ | 4 |
| NE9 | Gateshead | 5,180 | +5% | −1.5% | 3 |
| SR1 | Sunderland | 380 | +28% | +7.2% | 3 |
| SR2 | Sunderland | 4,721 | +45% | +2.1% | 4 |
| SR3 | Sunderland | 5,377 | +29% | −1.8% | 4 |
| SR4 | Sunderland | 5,268 | +43% | +4.5% ▲ | 5 |
| SR5 | Sunderland | 2,970 | +24% | +1.8% | 5 |
| SR6 | Sunderland | 5,221 | +21% | +1.4% | 4 |
| SR7 | County Durham | 4,437 | +51% | +2.2% | 4 |
| SR8 | County Durham | 5,433 | +55% | +3.4% ▲ | 5 |
| TD15 | Northumberland | 2,624 | +10% | +3.7% ▲ | 2 |
| TS1 | Middlesbrough | 1,538 | +25% | +7.3% ▲ | 2 |
| TS10 | Redcar and Cleveland | 6,008 | +21% | −0.6% | 5 |
| TS11 | Redcar and Cleveland | 1,736 | +4% | −0.5% | 3 |
| TS12 | Redcar and Cleveland | 3,698 | +24% | −0.9% | 3 |
| TS13 | Redcar and Cleveland | 1,463 | +21% | −10.6% ▼ | 2 |
| TS14 | Redcar and Cleveland | 3,530 | +23% | −3.0% ▼ | 3 |
| TS15 | Stockton-on-Tees | 3,322 | +5% | −3.1% ▼ | 2 |
| TS16 | Stockton-on-Tees | 2,311 | +12% | +1.3% | 2 |
| TS17 | Stockton-on-Tees | 7,689 | +8% | +1.1% | 6 |
| TS18 | Stockton-on-Tees | 4,086 | +7% | −4.8% ▼ | 5 |
| TS19 | Stockton-on-Tees | 5,008 | +3% | −2.2% ▼ | 4 |
| TS20 | Stockton-on-Tees | 3,465 | +19% | +1.4% | 2 |
| TS21 | County Durham | 2,775 | +23% | 0.0% | 4 |
| TS22 | Stockton-on-Tees | 2,982 | +28% | +0.8% | 1 |
| TS23 | Stockton-on-Tees | 3,846 | +8% | −1.9% ▼ | 4 |
| TS24 | Hartlepool | 2,616 | +61% | +4.1% ▲ | 4 |
| TS25 | Hartlepool | 5,463 | +26% | +1.5% | 5 |
| TS26 | Hartlepool | 4,984 | +57% | +0.9% | 3 |
| TS27 | County Durham | 2,391 | +64% | −0.5% | 2 |
| TS28 | County Durham | 1,095 | +144% | +8.5% ▲ | 1 |
| TS29 | County Durham | 906 | +36% | +5.9% ▲ | 1 |
| TS3 | Middlesbrough | 2,508 | +51% | +1.3% | 5 |
| TS4 | Middlesbrough | 2,024 | +69% | +0.5% | 2 |
| TS5 | Middlesbrough | 6,822 | +32% | +3.1% ▲ | 5 |
| TS6 | Redcar and Cleveland | 4,037 | +29% | −4.0% ▼ | 5 |
| TS7 | Middlesbrough | 4,388 | +17% | −0.1% | 3 |
| TS8 | Middlesbrough | 4,167 | +9% | −5.5% ▼ | 2 |
▲ green: premium distinguishable from zero; ▼ red: discount; plain: no measurable difference. Small areas have fewer sales, so their 95% ranges are wider.
Postcode sectors without a district page
NE18 0 · NE69 7 · TD12 4 · TS2 1
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.