Hayes Wood, Romford Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4BB

Hayes Wood is a detached house in Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells (TN2 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 231 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (179 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,294,000 is 17.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,100,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.