16 Benson Close
Last sold
£500,000
November 2025
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
Could you buy it? · 16 Benson Close
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What is around it
Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.
Broadband
Every home in this postcode can get gigabit broadband (full fibre or cable): 1,000 Mb or more.
As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.
Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
The Ridgeway Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 362 pupils
No grade
0.5 miles
The Palmer Primary Academy Ages 3 to 11 · 436 pupils
Good, 2022
0.6 miles
Whiteknights Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 453 pupils
Good, 2023
0.7 miles
Secondary schools
Reading Girls' School Ages 11 to 18 · 905 pupils
Good, 2021
0.4 miles
Hartland High School Ages 11 to 18 · 589 pupils
Inadequate, 2023
0.8 miles
Reading School Ages 11 to 18 · 1,138 pupils
Outstanding, 2023
0.8 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
8
Restaurants
Eat at St Patricks, Curry Rasoi, KungFu Cafe, Eat at Square…
10
Cafés
Café Trilobite, SportsPark Cafe, Library Café, The Breakfast Box…
3
Pubs and bars
The Queen's Head, Mojo's, 3sixty bar
9
Takeaways
Dough Bros, Bo Wah, Greggs, Domino's…
Everyday
Things to do
Photo: Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA
Football · 1.3 miPalmer Park Stadium
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Football · 1.6 miSelect Car Leasing Stadium
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Golf · 3.4 miSonning Golf Club
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Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
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4 Stanhope Road
August 2026
£545,000
131 Northcourt Avenue
July 2026
£415,000
38 Stanhope Road
May 2026
£570,000
35 Windermere Road
May 2026
£227,500
2 Weardale Close
February 2026
£830,000
15 Wellington Avenue
January 2026
£692,800
40 Windermere Road
January 2026
£258,500
57 Windermere Road
December 2025
£340,000
1 Stanhope Road
December 2025
£445,000
7 Wellington Avenue
November 2025
£442,000
16 Benson Close
November 2025
£500,000
28 Stanhope Road
October 2025
£443,000
94 Windermere Road
September 2025
£215,000
20 Windermere Road
September 2025
£220,000
60 Stanhope Road
July 2025
£435,000
11 Ennerdale Road
July 2025
£357,500
31 Barnsdale Road
July 2025
£255,000
23 Barnsdale Road
July 2025
£51,650
108 Shinfield Road
June 2025
£840,000
1 Wellington Avenue
May 2025
£470,000
104 Windermere Road
March 2025
£325,000
22 Barnsdale Road
March 2025
£151,100
1 Ennerdale Road
March 2025
£470,000
94A Shinfield Road
February 2025
£910,000
33 Windermere Road
January 2025
£285,000
55 Windermere Road
January 2025
£421,500
15 Ennerdale Road
January 2025
£416,000
140 Windermere Road
December 2024
£340,000
Flat 5 Lime Ridge, 46 Northcourt Avenue
December 2024
£265,000
27 Windermere Road
December 2024
£355,000
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Flipometer
Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.
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Nothing on the map was bought and sold on again. Move the map, or zoom out a little.
A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.
How this area has changed
Typical prices for detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Close | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector RG2 7 | – | £767,068 | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Reading | £615,000 | £575,000 +7% since | £540,000 +14% since | £365,500 +68% since | £320,000 +92% since |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
How homes change hands in RG2 7, over the last five years (429 sales):
- What sells: 41% semi-detached, 27% terraced, 17% flats, 13% detached, 2% other.
- 19% sold leasehold.
- 75 sales in the last twelve months, against 138 in the same twelve months five years ago.
Work out your numbers for this address
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We hold no room rate for this district, so type what each room would let for.
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