9 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP
About 9 Benson Close
9 Benson Close is a detached house in Reading (RG2 7LP). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 72 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2024
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Planning history
Planning history at 9 Benson Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 9 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP
- Dec 2010Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Fell two Ash trees in the rear garden
- Reference
- PL/10/1727
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
9 Benson Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 7LP: £430,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Benson Close homes
9 Benson Close is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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