1 Farm Cottage, Benington Park, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BU
About 1 Farm Cottage
1 Farm Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £711,000 sits 1109.2% above the 1996 sale of £58,800. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 90.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Farm Cottage.
- Jul 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
TWO STOREY SIDE & REAR EXTENSION.
- Reference
- 3/03/0848/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Farm Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£711,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£58,800
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 November 1996Most recent
£58,800
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7BU: £780,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SG2 7BU
Bailiffs Cottage, Benington Park, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BU
Sold Feb 2025
£780,000Greengates, Benington Park, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BU
Sold Sept 2024
£690,000Benington Park Farm, 3 Red Barn, Benington Park, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BU
Sold Apr 2024
£925,0004 Farm Cottage, Benington Park, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BU
Sold Sept 2023
£420,000Benington Park, Benington Park, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BU
Sold Jul 2023
£3,630,000
Everything we know about 1 Farm Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Benington Park homes
Price per m² for 1 Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£426
Street avg £4,594
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 159 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Years Held
30 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Three Stiles — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Benington Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB