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

8 Byfield Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Horndon, Brentwood, Brentwood (CM13 3TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Brentwood HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 105.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 42 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 16 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.