2 Bell Court, East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8JP

2 Bell Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 9 units on file.

Held since May 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 476.5% above the 1996 sale of £25,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 71.4% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.