9 Blacksmiths Hill, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7LQ

9 Blacksmiths Hill is a two-bedroom detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 16th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 45 units on file.

11 years since the last transfer (July 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 60 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 44 EPCs). Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 is 49.6% above the 2015 sale price.