Does the Energy Performance Diagnostic (DPE) really have an impact on property prices in France? Can we speak of green value for housing with good energy performance? Elements of answer with a study carried out by SeLoger.
In Saint-Étienne, Perpignan, Strasbourg… The “green value” is very real!
In order to determine if an energy label attesting to the good energy and environmental performance of a home could increase the price and to know its added value, SeLoger compared the prices per square meter of a classified property ” A ”(less than 50 kWh per square meter per year) with those of another classified“ E ”(between 231 and 330 kWh / m² / year). Were excluded from the study the homes classified F and G, these famous thermal strainers of which we wish their species to be endangered …
The results of the survey tell us that in Saint-Étienne, energetically virtuous housing costs 68% more than housing classified E. Similarly, in Perpignan, a property labeled A is sold at around € 2,630. / m² but sees its price drop to € 1,652 / m² if it has been assigned an E… In Strasbourg, the price difference between a property classified A (€ 4,470 / m²) and a housing classified E ( 2 85 1 € / m²) reached 56%!
“A few years ago, we could sometimes sell products that were not equipped with any heating and whose insulation left something to be desired. These properties were then completely renovated: installation of windows, insulation, etc. It is therefore not only because a home goes from an “E” DPE to an “A” DPE that its price per square meter increases, but rather because it has been completely redone ”, explains Hubert Guignand of Cabinet Humbert, an agency specializing in real estate rentals and sales in Saint-Étienne.
Among the other cities where you will pay (a lot!) More expensive for accommodation if it is energy efficient, we find Mulhouse, Toulon, Nîmes, Villeurbanne, Le Mans, Le Havre, Besançon, Lyon, Toulouse and Boulogne-Billancourt with differences prices that vary between 51% and 10%.
Good to know : As of July 1, 2021, the tenant or purchaser of a home will be able to take action against the diagnostician if he finds a significant difference between the actual performance and the DPE assessments mentioned during the lease or the acquisition of the property.
In Paris, the “green value” of the DPE can do better…
If, in some cities, the green value contributes to boosting the attractiveness (and the price!) Of a home, in others, the financial gain that the good energy performance of a home makes it possible to benefit from, is still relatively low.
The price difference between a good whose energy consumption, thermal insulation capacities and environmental impact have earned it an A in the Energy Performance Diagnostic (DPE) classification and another which should be satisfied with an E, fluctuates between 9% in Argenteuil to 1.6% in Paris via 4.9% in Reims and 2.8% in Annecy.
It should be noted that in a city with a tight real estate market, as is the case in the capital, the scarcity of supply and the strength of demand mean that green value remains marginal. So, even if its energy score leaves something to be desired, a home will find a taker and often at the advertised price! Clearly, for the moment, the green value is inversely proportional to the real estate tension …
These cities where energy-intensive housing costs more than a property classified A in the DPE!
Against all expectations, some cities in France have a green value that could be nothing more than an urban legend … In Bordeaux, the data that Housing a collected indicate that the price per Bordeaux square meter of classified A accommodation is limited to € 4,529, but that of a classified E dwelling reaches € 4,907 per square meter! In the Gironde prefecture, energy-intensive housing costs almost 4% more than another, yet more virtuous.
In Angers and Caen, an accommodation labeled E costs 10 and 12% more expensive respectively than another, classified A and in Rennes, the price difference reaches 26%.
As shocking as it may seem, this price difference – in favor of energy-inefficient housing – can be explained by the fact that the housing units that consume the most are, very often, those that are the most poorly insulated and whose system heating is the least efficient.
You will understand, this is old real estate, even very old. However, these buildings are generally located in the city center, in the historic heart and it is precisely in the hyper-center that the highest selling prices are recorded …
Take advantage of renovation aid!
Carrying out the energy renovation of your home will allow you to reduce your energy bill and gain in comfort and quality of life, but also to boost its selling price.
As we mentioned, in some cities, green value (the added value that good energy, thermal and environmental performance provides to a good) can be advantageous!
In Saint-Étienne, an A-rated accommodation sells for 68% more than another which, while having equivalent characteristics, would only have obtained an E …
Here are the aids you can benefit from:
- MaPrimeRénov ‘.
- Tax Credit for the Energy Transition (CITE).
- Eco-loan at zero rate.
- “Living Better” program of the National Housing Agency (Anah).
- Energy check.
- Exemption from property tax.
- VAT at reduced rate.
- Energy saving certificates (CEE device).
- Help from your pension fund.
- Denormandie tax exemption system.
- Aid from local communities.
- Loans aimed at improving housing (Action Logement, on the LDD, energy distributors, social access, etc.).
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