So Eco Bling Adds To the Value Of Your House

DECC has recently released research suggesting that energy efficiency measures can add to house sales values. The report suggests that, on average, moving up 2 bands on the EPC scale could add £14k to a dwelling's value. There are probably plenty of properties that could see that improvement for an outlay of less than £14k so, if the research is valid, this does provide an additional arrow in the retrofit trades collective quiver. Interestingly, the regional breakdown does not give any figures for the south east (where I live so appealing to my selfish side) - there's a footnote saying the results were not statistically significant. I haven't read the full report to understand what's going on here - perhaps the high average price of properties pushed any energy efficiency factor into the noise?