# RECORD eb83365b4894fa9c413cfdff9bdf069881dad3ad # TITLE: Examining the spatial relationship between environmental health factors and house prices # YEAR: 2018.0 VENUE: Journal of European Real Estate Research DOI: 10.1108/jerer-01-2018-0008 # AUTHORS: M. McCord; Sean Macintyre; P. Bidanset; D. Lo; P. Davis # PAGES: 49 CANDIDATE TABLE PAGES (1-based): [45, 46, 48, 49] # ABSTRACT: Purpose Air quality, noise and proximity to urban infrastructure can arguably have an important impact on the quality of life. Environmental quality (the price of good health) has become a central tenet for consumer choice in urban locales when deciding on a residential neighbourhood. Unlike the market for most tangible goods, the market for environmental quality does not yield an observable per unit price effect. As no explicit price exists for a unit of environmental quality, this paper aims to use the housing market to derive its implicit price and test whether these constituent elements of health and well-being are indeed capitalised into property prices and thus implicitly priced in the market place. Design/methodology/approach A considerable number of studies have used hedonic pricing models by incorporating spatial effects to assess the impact of air quality, noise and proximity to noise pollutants on property market pricing. This study presents a spatial analysis of air quality and noise pollution and their association with house prices, using 2,501 sale transactions for the period 2013. To assess the impact of the pollutants, three different spatial modelling approaches are used, namely, ordinary least squares using spatial dummies, a geographically weighted regression (GWR) and a spatial lag model (SLM). Findings The findings suggest that air quality pollutants have an adverse impact on house prices, which fluctuate across the urban area. The analysis suggests that the noise level does matter, although this varies significantly over the urban setting and varies by source. Originality/value Air quality and environmental noise pollution are important concerns for health and well-being. Noise impact seems to depend not only on the noise intensity to which dwellings are exposed but also on the nature of the noise source. This may suggest the presence of other externalities that arouse social aversion. This research presents an original study utilising advanced spatial modelling approaches. The research has value in further understanding the market impact of environmental factors and in providing findings to support local air zone management strategies, noise abatement and management strategies and is of value to the wider urban planning and public health disciplines. ===== PAGE 1 (score 2, numeric-paren 0, table-words 0, var-words 2) ===== Examining the spatial relationship between environmental health factors and house prices: NO2 problem? McCord, M., MacIntyre, J., Bidanset, P., Lo, D., & Davis, P. (2018). Examining the spatial relationship between environmental health factors and house prices: NO2 problem? Journal of European Real Estate Research, 11(3), 353-398. https://doi.org/10.1108/JERER-01-2018-0008 Link to publication record in Ulster University Research Portal Published in: Journal of European Real Estate Research Publication Status: Published (in print/issue): 05/11/2018 DOI: 10.1108/JERER-01-2018-0008 Document Version Author Accepted version Document Licence: CC BY-NC For Author Accepted Manuscripts (AAM) published under Ulster University's Rights Retention Policy for Scholarly Works (RRPSW) When citing an AAM published under Ulster University's RRPSW please use the following citation structure: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, [Accepted Author Manuscript]. PURE Portal URL. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. General rights The copyright and moral rights to the output are retained by the output author(s), unless otherwise stated by the document licence. 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If you discover content in the Research Portal that you believe breaches copyright or violates any law, please contact pure-support@ulster.ac.uk Download date: 20/10/2026 ===== PAGE 45 (score 39, numeric-paren 36, table-words 0, var-words 3) ===== Journal of European Real Estate Research Linear Log-linear β t β t %effect (Constant) 64520.655 7.651*** 11.208 152.631*** 73716.83 AREA 984.173 40.962*** .008 36.788*** 0.80% APP 26783.922 11.888*** .232 11.815*** 26.11% DET 44882.795 20.154*** .349 18.017*** 41.76% SDT 12213.843 9.105*** .165 14.084*** 17.94% PRE1919 -12068.371 -8.082*** -.082 -6.332*** -7.87% POST1980 4313.548 1.910* .092 4.663*** 9.64% POSTWAR -5143.561 -3.402*** .000 .033 0.00% EARLYMODER -5168.802 -2.731*** .008 .470 0.80% ELECHEAT -1801.579 -.956 -.024 -1.453 -2.37% GASHEAT -235.123 -.224 -.004 -.485 -0.40% SOLIDHEAT -20.006 -.012 .002 .144 0.20% SOC -11022.089 -6.185*** -.138 -8.920*** -12.89% NOGAR -1338.239 -1.198 -.018 -1.837* -1.78% Air Q Low -5459.501 -2.477** -.066 -3.425*** -6.39% Air Q High 4677.732 1.957** .050 2.424** 5.13% Air Q Very High 29829.619 4.988*** .349 6.704*** 41.76% PM8_9 6568.690 2.602*** .061 2.769*** 6.29% PM10_11 -2325.647 -1.243 -.023 -1.419 -2.27% PM11_12 -11669.558 -4.199*** -.098 -4.061*** -9.34% PM12_13 -11885.036 -1.452 -.101 -1.982** -9.67% PM13_14 -13055.665 -1.386 -.118 -2.434** -11.13% AQMA Within300 -773.144 -.192 .013 .372 1.31% AQMA Inside 2624.339 1.527 .037 2.489** 3.77% Road Noise V Low -128.152 -.096 -.012 -1.043 -1.19% Road Noise Low 2914.370 1.394 .026 1.456 2.63% Road Noise Moderate -1833.483 -.621 -.002 -.066 -0.20% Road Noise High 3667.620 .900 .002 .050 0.20% Road Noise V High 918.180 .187 .037 .863 3.77% Road Noise Extreme 1290.596 .204 .008 .151 0.80% Road_25 -4728.319 -1.285 -.023 -.711 -2.27% Road_50 -2478.698 -.923 -.021 -.886 -2.08% Road_75 -2109.971 -.913 -.021 -1.029 -2.08% Road_100 1617.957 .846 .017 1.025 1.71% Road_125 -1048.081 -.575 .005 .289 0.50% Road_150 2384.342 1.316 .017 1.074 1.71% Road_175 970.000 .423 .004 .204 0.40% Road_200 -2612.830 -1.313 -.007 -.407 -0.70% Road_225 7514.066 3.218*** .055 2.685*** 5.65% Road_250 4800.880 2.338** .037 2.082** 3.77% Page 43 of 47 Journal of European Real Estate Reserach 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 ===== PAGE 46 (score 34, numeric-paren 24, table-words 3, var-words 4) ===== Journal of European Real Estate Research Rail_25 915.277 .197 .073 1.795* 7.57% Rail Noise Low -27487.45 -2.415*** -0.441 -4.160*** -35.63% Rail Noise Mod -5678.95 -0.460 0.004 0.032 0.37% Rail Noise High -24811.37 -2.179** -0.365 -3.445*** -30.58% Rail Noise V high 19069.76 1.670* 0.151 1.425 16.35% Rail_50 -11206.596 -3.087*** -.041 -1.302 -4.02% Rail_75 -5504.543 -1.718* -.013 -.452 -1.29% Rail_100 -17789.479 -3.683*** -.103 -2.459** -9.79% Rail_125 -12567.617 -1.939** -.045 -.801 -4.40% Rail_150 3099.302 .584 .065 1.400 6.72% Rail_175 -373.185 -.075 .011 .243 1.11% Rail_200 -7930.388 -1.569 -.103 -2.330** -9.79% Rail_225 -7541.898 -1.668 -.036 -.925 -3.54% Rail_250 -5447.877 -1.121 -.027 -.635 -2.66% Airport Noise Low -3105.489 -1.517 -.010 -.557 -1.00% Airport Noise Mod -4698.304 -1.221 -.032 -.959 -3.15% Airport Noise High -6349.414 -1.024 -.079 -1.454 -7.60% Airport400_1000 -16552.490 -2.385** -.056 -.931 -5.45% Airport1001_1500 -10388.389 -1.807* -.026 -.527 -2.57% Airport1501_2000 -9955.022 -2.219** -.086 -2.196** -8.24% Airport2001_2500 -10345.695 -3.125*** -.076 -2.637*** -7.32% Industry Noise Base -12765.213 -1.786* -.149 -2.389** -13.84% Industry Distance400 -7160.737 -3.119*** -.084 -4.216*** -8.06% Industry Distance200 3415.499 .851 .006 .166 0.60% R2 0.809 0.815 Adjusted R2 0.800 0.807 AIC 58347.98 57201.67 F 91.10*** 95.09*** n 2,501 2,501 NB: Spatial wards available in Appendices. Time variable available on request. Denotes: ***99% level; **95% level; *90% level <<