1 Blackhurst Cottage, Cornford Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4RB

1 Blackhurst Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 4RB). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,003,000 is 20.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £830,000.