Kiln Bank, Flat 7, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3DW

Kiln Bank is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Kiln Bank, where floor areas span 22–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 73).

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 52 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 37.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm.