15 Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX
About 15 Whempstead Road
15 Whempstead Road is a detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 71.3% above the 2009 sale of £247,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 14 EPCs).
Energy performance
15 Whempstead Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Whempstead Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erect a PVCU conservatory to rear of property.
Extension- Reference
- 3/04/2085/FP
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£247,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 May 2009Most recent
£247,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7BX: £546,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SG2 7BX
2 Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX
Sold Sept 2024
£1,120,00010 Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX
Sold Nov 2023
£470,000Lingfields, Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX
Sold Aug 2023
£1,465,00011 Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX
Sold Aug 2021
£546,0008 Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX
Sold Mar 2021
£415,000
Versus other Whempstead Road homes
15 Whempstead Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,976
Street avg £7,673
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
The Lordship Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Benington Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







