7 Benning Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1XX). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 53), 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 June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 is 20.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 32.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 118 m² it's 28.3% 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014.
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7 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2024
7 Benning Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Application for non-material amendment to planning consent 192920 (02/01/2020) for addition of cladding to first floor side and rear elevations to match existing, addition of garage door, plus internal alterations and changes to fenestration.
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7 Benning Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 11 years.
£458,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 11 years.
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EPC Rating for 7 Benning Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,881
Street avg £4,417
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 108 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: Side of property
Householder application for the proposed part single part two storey side extension, to include the erection of 2no. dormers to front of dwelling with internal alterations and changes to fenestrations.
26 September 2014Most recent
£458,000
+48.9%over 10 years18 February 2004
£307,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1XX: £615,000 (2025–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
5.7 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