Lingfields, Whempstead Road, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BX

Lingfields is a detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 445 m² (around 4790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 445 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). Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,240,000 sits 52.9% above the 2023 sale of £1,465,000. 31 planning records sit against the property, 19 approved, 10 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a loft conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,465,000 in August 2023.