7 Belle Vue, Chelmsford, CM2 0BD

7 Belle Vue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelmsford (CM2 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2018 for £279,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 12.2% above the 2018 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.