Benington House South, Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX

Benington House South is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,862,000 is 37.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£3,815/sq ft) was about 1143.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.