17 Blatchington Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5EG

17 Blatchington Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5EG). It has a recorded floor area of 302 m² (around 3251 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 302 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (260 m² median across 12 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,744,000 is 12.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 49% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).