79a, Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5AL
About 79a
79a is a detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 585 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 55.6% below the 2022 sale of £590,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,008/sq ft) was about 308.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 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). Last sale on file: £590,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
79a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
79a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£590,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 2022Most recent
£590,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5AL: £476,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TN2 5AL
61 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5AL
Sold Jul 2025
£476,00069 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5AL
Sold Jul 2023
£770,00051 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5AL
Sold Dec 2021
£650,00037 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5AL
Sold May 2021
£362,50075 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5AL
Sold Mar 2016
£700,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
International House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB