5 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP
About 5 Benson Close
5 Benson Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG2 7LP). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1252 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in March 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 116 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 110.2% above the 2009 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 33.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
5 Benson Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2018
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Planning history
5 Benson Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
18 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 13 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
20 March 2009Most recent
£205,000
+156.3%over 13 years6 March 1996
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 7LP: £430,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Benson Close homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Benson Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,762
Street avg £2,985
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Leighton Park Copse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Reading Girls' School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB