2 Bell Farm Cottages, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DF

2 Bell Farm Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Epping (CM16 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 85.3% above the 2009 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.