Bell House, Water Lane, Denston, Newmarket, CB8 8PP

Bell House is a detached house in Denston, Newmarket, Newmarket (CB8 8PP). It has a recorded floor area of 374 m² (around 4026 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 374 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,031,000 sits 243.7% above the 2014 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 74% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in November 2014.