2 Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX

2 Whempstead Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Sold September 2024 for £1,120,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£718/sq ft) was about 159.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.