3 Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX
About 3 Whempstead Road
3 Whempstead Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£564/sq ft) was about 84% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £565,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of side and rear extensions. Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension with roof lantern and open front porch.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/0989/HH
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£565,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£565,000
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
On co₂ emissions, 3 Whempstead Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,075
Street avg £7,414
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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







