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51 Benham Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1FB

EPC B
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 51 Benham Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

51 Benham Drive is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1FB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

At 52 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 27 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 15.8% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 26.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £228,000 in February 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

51 Benham Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2023from Apr 2009
Low Energy Lighting
33%83%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 51 Benham Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1FB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

51 Benham Drive has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

51 Benham Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£264,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£228,000

Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 February 2024Most recent

    £228,000

    +10.7%over 17 years

  2. 29 June 2006

    £205,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1FB: £225,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Benham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

51 Benham Drive outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,385

Street avg £3,659

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 51 Benham Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£520k

1 Askew Drive, Spencers Wood

RG7 1HG

4 bed
£558k

1 Appleby Walk, Spencers Wood

RG7 1UZ

4 bed2 bath
£559k

1 Addams Mews, Spencers Wood

RG7 1WU

4 bed2 bath
£578k

1 Chapel Lane, Riseley

RG7 1QU

4 bed1 bath
£581k

1 Allfrey Grove, Spencers Wood

RG7 1FH

6 bed4 bath
£623k

1 Beckingham Place, Spencers Wood

RG7 1SA

4 bed3 bath
£691k

1 Bryant Crescent, Spencers Wood

RG7 1FG

6 bed3 bath
£704k

1 Clares Green Road, Spencers Wood

RG7 1DY

4 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Lambs Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Lambs Lane Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG7 1FB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 1FB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1FB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 51 Benham Drive, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1FB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.