12 Benning Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1XX). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2022 for £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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12 Benning Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Latest sale on 12 Benning Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£769,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 16 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 16 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On floor area, 12 Benning Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,137
Street avg £4,377
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Application for non-material amendment to planning consent 241226 for the proposed alterations to front extension at ground and first floor level, proposed alterations to ground floor rear extension, plus changes to fenestration.
Application for non-material amendment to planning consent 241226 to allow infilling of the front elevation recess, reduction in depth of the approved rear extension, revisions to rear and side fenestration, retention ofthe existing stair window, and installation of a wall- mounted air conditioning unit.
25 November 2022Most recent
£750,000
+101.6%over 16 years27 July 2006
£372,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1XX: £615,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
RG40 1DZ
Ashridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Keep Hatch Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.2dB