Kiln Bank, Flat 8, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3DW

Kiln Bank is a semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 22 m² (around 237 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 22 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Kiln Bank (22–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2018. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 22 m² it sits well below the postcode median (42 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £85,000 in December 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 29.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 37.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.