1 Bells Chase, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 8DS

1 Bells Chase is a five-bedroom detached house in Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 8DS). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1555 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 sits 63.3% above the 2012 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 31.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.