What type of property is 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS?

1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS is a 5-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What was the last sold price for 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS?

1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS last sold for £330,000 in August 2012, around 14 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £99,000 in February 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS changed over time?

Across 5 sales between February 1996 and August 2012, 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS rose from £99,000 to £330,000, a change of £231,000. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS?

The current EPC rating for 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in May 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS?

1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (1,555 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 69% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM2 8DS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS?

1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS is in council tax band E.

Where is 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS located?

1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS sits in Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM2 postcode district in Essex.

Is 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS show an average of 324 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS?

The closest primary school to 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS is Larkrise Primary School (243m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Great Baddow High School (549m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS?

The closest bus stop to 1 Bells Chase, CM2 8DS is Readers Court, 102m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

5 sales on record

Estimated value

£570,000

Since the 2012 sale (£330,000)+73%
Against CM2 8DS's recent median (£330,000)+73%

Newest record on this page: February 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

144 m²

1555 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band E

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£570,000

Against its 2012 sale (£330,000)+73%
Against CM2 8DS's recent median (£330,000)+73%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Bells Chase is modelled from its 144 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM2 8DS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
144 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2011
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2012
Recent sales in CM2 8DS
5 sales, median £330,000 (2022–2011)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Bells Chase has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Sales timeline

23 August 2012Most recent
£330,000
+32.0%over 10 years
5 September 2001
£249,950
+63.4%over 1 year
15 March 2000
£153,000
+22.4%over 2 years
26 June 1997
£124,950
+26.2%over 1 year
29 February 1996
£99,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 8DS: £330,000 (2022–2011).

Nearby sales in CM2 8DS

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 1 Bells Chase

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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 £570,000 sits 72.7% 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.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
Corner plotYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Bells Chase's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2021

Current Certificate

May 2011

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 May 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bells Chase, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 8DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bells Chase has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Bells Chase homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Bells Chase lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,285

Street avg £4,315

Strongly below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

324/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Readers Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Larkrise Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Larkrise Primary SchoolPrimary243m
Great Baddow High SchoolSecondary549m
Beehive Lane Community Primary SchoolPrimary919m
Baddow Hall Infant SchoolPrimary949m

Nearest stops

Readers CourtBus stop102m
Bells ChaseBus stop157m
Noakes Avenue NorthBus stop157m
Gowers AvenueBus stop223m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,036 reports42%
Shoplifting529 reports11%
Anti-social Behaviour400 reports8%
Other Theft353 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 8DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 8DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 1 Bells Chase is modelled from its 144 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CM2 8DS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 1 Bells Chase. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Bells Chase was lodged in May 2011 at band D and expired in May 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Bells Chase. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 20 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CM2 8DS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 1 Bells Chase is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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