Beech House, Flat 9, 67 Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1AT

Beech House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hutton, Brentwood, Brentwood (CM13 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 78 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Beech House, where floor areas span 61–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Brentwood HPI: 11.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 45.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).