27a, Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5AL

27a is a two-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–206 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2006. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 26.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£929/sq ft) was about 276.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.