Taylor Court, Flat 5, Brook Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AY

Taylor Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Taylor Court, where floor areas span 47–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £177,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.