229 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5HT

229 Forest Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5HT). It has a recorded floor area of 348 m² (around 3746 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

At 348 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £1,795,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 15 planning records sit against the property, 14 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,186,000 is 21.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.