4 Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX
About 4 Whempstead Road
4 Whempstead Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 21.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 14 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
4 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Whempstead Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Whempstead Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 20 years.
£392,500
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2014Most recent
£392,500
+18.9%over 7 years13 March 2007
£330,000
+177.3%over 8 years21 May 1998
£119,000
+43.4%over 3 years17 February 1995
£83,000
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
4 Whempstead Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,410
Street avg £7,553
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







