Merryfields, Marks Farm Lane, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford CM3 8HF

Detached bungalow · Built 1950-1966 · 59 m² · Unknown · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

EC for £33,445 · £16,723 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Air or ground source heat pump£7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme£0 – £22,500£48123.4 yrs+16.4 pts · reaches D
Low energy lighting£180 – £210£823.6 yrs+0.3 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £7,000£14637.6 yrs+5.0 pts
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£18939.8 yrs+6.4 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£17550+ yrs+5.9 pts · reaches C

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£2,501
per year at grade E
£1,502
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £999 a year — a 3.0% annual return on £33,445.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2026, states £2,592 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Marks Farm Lane: 1 sales since 1995

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Rettendon Primary SchoolPrimary1.1 mi
St Luke's Park Primary SchoolPrimary1.2 mi
Runwell Community Primary SchoolPrimary2.0 mi
Beauchamps High SchoolSecondary2.6 miProgress 8 -0.02 · average (2023/24)
The Bromfords SchoolSecondary3.3 miProgress 8 -0.50 · below average (2023/24)
William de Ferrers SchoolSecondary3.5 miProgress 8 -0.41 · below average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

7
crimes a month
70
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 36% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01034087, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Marks Farm Lane

How this home sits against its street.

7
graded homes
38
average score
F
most common grade
+2.0
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.