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

5 Bell Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 5th 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.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 27% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.