Neighborhood of the Week: Benington

© 2008 Robert Stockdale, Photography, All Rights Reserved.

This week Neighborhood of the Week is back in West Knoxville to revisit a nice little neighborhood that has its very own pool: Benington.

Located just south of Westland on the west side of Ebenezer Road, Benington is a neighborhood made up of tradional-style homes. Although there is a section of much larger homes built in the mid 90s, most of the homes in the neighborhood were built in the 80s and early 90s and are right at or under 2000 square feet.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale, Photography, All Rights Reserved.

One of the best things about Benington — other than its convenience to Kingston Pike, Westland Drive, Northshore Drive, Bluegrass Elementary, I-40 and I-140 — is its neighborhood pool and joint Benington/Farrington (another nearby neighborhood) recreation association. Pool membership for residents costs between $250 -$275 per summer and there are regularly scheduled “Dive-In” movie nights, when you can, according to the Benington/Farington Recreation Association website, “enjoy popcorn, snacks and a movie under the stars.” There is also a BFRA swim team and pool members may also sign up for swim lessons for an additional charge.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale, Photography, All Rights Reserved.

So if you’re looking to be in West Knoxville with a pool, but don’t want to break the bank or actually have any pool maintenance, Benington might be a good place to check out.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale, Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Thanks to AAKT resident  Robert Stockdale. Without him, NOTW would just be a bunch of boring words.  You can check out Robert’s other work  here.

Here’s Benington by the numbers -

Benington*

Current On-Market Listings – 1
Asking Price: $179,900
Details: 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 1500+ sq ft built in 1985

Current Pending Sales - 4
Average Asking Price: $210,200
Median Asking Price: $229,900

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2007 - 2
Average Asking Price – $214,200
Average Sales Price – $206,500
Median Sales Price – NA
Average Days on Market – 130

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2008- 2
Asking Price – $190,950
Average Sales Price – $184,950
Median Sales Price – NA
Days on Market -27

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 2/09/09 does not include condos, PUDS, adjacent neighborhoods or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, just give me a shout.

If you would like to receive a full list of properties for sale in this neighborhood, or if you would like to be notified of new listings, send me an email with either “Current Benington Listings” or “New Benington Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spam belongs in a can, not in your email inbox.

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Tags: Benington, Neighborhood of the Week, Swimming & Tennis Communities, West Knoxville

Author: Suzy

Hard working Knoxville real estate agent by day. Intrepid Knoxville real estate blogger by night.