The Oast House, Liptraps Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AA
About The Oast House
The Oast House is a detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2017. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since June 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £831,000 sits 439.6% above the 1995 sale of £154,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 44% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Oast House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
Planning history
The Oast House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The Oast House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£154,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 June 1995Most recent
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 3AA: £315,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in TN2 3AA
34 Liptraps Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AA
Sold Oct 2023
£315,00058a, Liptraps Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AA
Sold Feb 2023
£10,00024 Liptraps Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AA
Sold Oct 2021
£328,000Dunvegan, Liptraps Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AA
Sold Sept 2018
£405,00028 Liptraps Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AA
Sold Dec 2016
£260,000
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Versus other Liptraps Lane homes
Price per m² for The Oast House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£945
Street avg £2,813
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wiltshire Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Skinners' Temple Grove. 17 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB