Oak House, Flat 5, Oak Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AN

Oak House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 28 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Oak House (26–28 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (70 versus a worst of 45). The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 325% above the 1999 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 59.7% below the postcode norm. At 28 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (38 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).