It is believed to date from 1843 when the present house was built.

An earlier building may have occupied the site but no evidence has so far surfaced to confirm this. Beyond the late 1890s very little is known of its time as a public house though it was known to be run as the Red Cow 'Beer Shop' off licence in the 1920s to April 1931. The licensee at this time was Thomas Mole, who attempted to transfer the licence in February 1930 to another off licence he was running at No. 1 Nightingale Parade, Langdon Hills. He was successful in April the following year.

The former licencee of the Five Bells at Vange took it over from 1931 to 1954, by which time it was serving the area well as a Post Office & General Stores. Refreshments including Teas could also be consumed within the premises.

It was still open until at least the late 1970s - having been occupied by the Lucy family who later moved to another location in Langdon Hills - before eventually closing and is now a private residence called Roma.

Notes:

1) Paul Lucy, who was believed to be the final resident shopkeeper later took over the former Cole's greengrocers shop in High Road, Langdon Hills and following that shops closure in c.1976 at No. 2 unit at the original Triangle Shopping Centre.

2) A Victorian post box that was once set into a short brick ornamental pillar to the lower left side of the building was salvaged by the Langdon Hills and District Conservation Society whose member the then Lib Dem Councillor for Nethermayne Ward Geoff Williams later donated it to the Basildon Heritage Group. It was later restored and now stands within the grounds of Wat Tyler Country Park in Pitsea.