Written by
Louis Delmet
January 6, 2025 – 3 mins. reading
From now on, housing rhymes with DPE. In just a few years, energy performance diagnostics have become essential. It influences the conditions of your real estate loan when making a purchase, but it is also a determining element for renting.
Owners can no longer escape it, and diagnosing their property has a cost. In this regard, the specialized site Kiwidiag has just made public a study on the price differences that exist between French departments. The least we can say is that in this matter, not everyone is in the same boat.
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The price of DPE for houses
Firstly, the figures are based on the assumption of a house with a surface area of 90 to 120 m². At 1is December 2024, the average price of a DPE in France reaches €202.97. Over one year, this represents more than 6% (the price was €190.97 in December 2023), i.e. a variation much higher than inflation (1.3% in November according to INSEE ).
Unsurprisingly, the average hides significant differences depending on the area, but the most expensive department is not necessarily the one you might think: it is Doubs (€264). Conversely, it is the Lot-et-Garonnais who benefit from the lowest bill (€153).
The price of DPE for apartments
As for the apartments, this time with the hypothesis of a three-room apartment, the national average reaches €180.54 in December 2024 (+ 4.82% over one year). It is still the Lot-et-Garonne department which is doing the best (€139). On the other hand, it is now in Haute-Vienne that the average price is the highest (€243).
Here are the details of the results of the study for the ten most populous departments in France:
Department | Number of diagnosticians | Lowest price | Highest price | Average price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nord (59) | 451 | 77 € | 230 € | 147 € |
Paris (75) | 413 | 90 € | 620 € | 158 € |
Bouches-du-Rhône (13) | 445 | 77 € | 200 € | 143 € |
Rhône (69) | 372 | 90 € | 237 € | 153 € - |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 281 | 89 € | 620 € | 160 € |
Gironde (33) | 360 | 110 € | 350 € | 192 € |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 448 | 89 € | 620 € | 158 € |
Pas-de-Calais (62) | 239 | 77 € | 250 € | 169 € |
Yvelines (78) | 422 | 89 € | 350 € | 162 € |
Loire-Atlantique (44) | 271 | 103 € | 201 € | 163 € |
Price for a 3-room apartment. Source: Kiwidiag (based on data collected between 01/12/2023 and 30/11/2024).
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