5 Byfield Court, Station Road, West Horndon, Brentwood, CM13 3TZ

5 Byfield Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Horndon, Brentwood, Brentwood (CM13 3TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 sits 419.4% above the 1999 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 65% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.