11 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP

11 Benson Close is a six-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG2 7LP). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 33.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 sits 83.7% above the 2003 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.