2a, Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX

2a is a detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 333 m² (around 3584 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 333 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,405,000 sits 69.3% above the 2020 sale of £830,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 26.2% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £830,000.