5 Farm Close, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 2PN

5 Farm Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Hutton, Brentwood, Brentwood (CM13 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 is 32.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£581/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).