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Original analysis of the UK property market

Data-driven studies of how UK house prices, planning, flood risk and neighbourhood factors actually behave, built from HM Land Registry and other official sources.

Move Insights Research · · 11 min read

The green premium, measured: how much more an energy-efficient home really sells for, and the towns where the rule reverses

We matched 156,960 England and Wales home sales to their Energy Performance Certificates. Efficient homes sell for about 6% to 7% more like-for-like, but the premium is a northern story. In Oxford, Cambridge and York the least efficient homes sell for more.

  • Efficient homes sell for about 11% more per square metre nationally
  • The premium is a northern story: North East +22%, Wales +21%
  • In Oxford, Cambridge and York the least efficient homes sell for more
  • A band G home costs £2,892 a year to heat against £529 for a band C
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By the numbers

Sales matched to EPCs
156,960
Efficient vs inefficient (£/m²)
+11%
Biggest town premium
Hartlepool (+62.3%)
Where it reverses
Oxford (−10.6%)
Move Insights Research · · 9 min read

Britain’s housing market has flipped: where UK house prices have risen and fallen most since 2020

New repeat-sales analysis of 21,722 same-property resales from HM Land Registry. Oldham leads the country at +44.83%. London medians sit at 11.16%. One in five London flats now sells below its 2020 price.

  • Same UK homes are up a median of 24% over five years
  • All 30 fastest-rising towns are in the North, Midlands or Wales
  • One in seven UK flats now sells below its 2020 price
  • Greater Manchester takes five of the UK's top fifteen
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By the numbers

Pairs analysed
21,722
National median 5-yr change
+24%
Fastest-growing town
Oldham (+44.83%)
London flats below 2020
19.10%

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