Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Bell Court is a mid-terrace house in Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–57 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £142,000 sits 430.8% above the 1996 sale of £26,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 68.9% below the postcode norm. At 44 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 8 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 October 2028
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Council records include a two-storey front extension at 7 Bell Court.
1 application on record at 7 Bell Court, East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8JP
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two-storey front extension to flats 3,6,7, 9 Bell Court. External wall insulation and weather board cladding to existing flats 3,6,7, 9 Bell Court.
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7 Bell Court's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£26,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
27 November 1996Most recent
£26,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 8JP: £115,000 (2025–2014).
8 Bell Court, East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8JP
Sold Nov 2025
10 Bell Court, East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8JP
Sold Jul 2017
4 Bell Court, East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8JP
Sold Dec 2014
9 Bell Court, East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8JP
Sold Jun 2014
1 Bell Court, East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, CM3 8JP
Sold Jan 2014
On floor area, 7 Bell Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£608
Street avg £2,167
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
233/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Rettendon Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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