4 Benning Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1XX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 sits 88% above the 2005 sale of £284,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. At 109 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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4 Benning Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2025
4 Benning Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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4 Benning Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 3 years.
£284,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 3 years.
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EPC Rating for 4 Benning Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,606
Street avg £4,458
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Application for the proposed single storey extension plus insertion of 4no. rooflights to rear to existing dwelling.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed Conversion of single garage with pitched roof to habitable room plus single storey front extension to dwelling to create canopy.
28 October 2005Most recent
£284,000
+13.8%over 3 years4 September 2002
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1XX: £615,000 (2025–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
RG40 1QZ
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