1EPC E
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5 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP
Last sale£205,000Mar 2009 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading detached prices£415,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC EOct 2008
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Reading detached prices
£415,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2009 | £205,000 | Detached | Freehold | A |
| Mar 1996 | £80,000 | Detached | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £492,500 · 3 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Nov 2025 | £500,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 2 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Oct 2024 | £457,500 | Detached | Freehold |
| 4 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Apr 2024 | £492,500 | Detached | Freehold |
| 15 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Jun 2022 | £430,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 18 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Aug 2021 | £430,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 17 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Mar 2021 | £418,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 16 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Sep 2020 | £425,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 4 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Sep 2018 | £372,500 | Detached | Freehold |
Show all 14
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Jul 2018 | £395,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| 23 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Jun 2018 | £430,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 5 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Mar 2009 | £205,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 18 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Aug 2007 | £250,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 23 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Jan 2004 | £237,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 5 Benson Close, Reading, RG2 7LP | Mar 1996 | £80,000 | Detached | Freehold |
The land
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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EPC E
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 116 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- 1976-1982
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Single glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- Reading Girls' SchoolSecondary · 623 m · Good
- University of Reading630 m
- Leighton Park School736 m
- Blagdon Nursery SchoolNursery · 780 m · School remains Outstanding
- The Ridgeway Primary SchoolPrimary · 868 m · Not judged
- Hamilton School871 m · Good
- Groveside School913 m
- The Palmer Primary AcademyPrimary · 1033 m · Good
- Whiteknights Primary SchoolPrimary · 1076 m · Good
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · 1150 m · Good
- OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus1172 m
- Redlands Primary SchoolPrimary · 1222 m · Not judged
- Hartland High SchoolSecondary · 1349 m · Inadequate
- Reading SchoolSecondary · 1368 m · Outstanding
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1405 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 9 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 99
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Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
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Sources and licences
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Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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