5 Bensgrove Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SJ

5 Bensgrove Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

Sold January 2022 for £420,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 17.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 102.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.