4 Blacksmiths Hill, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7LQ

4 Blacksmiths Hill is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 90 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 44 EPCs). Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 57.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.