207a, Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA

207a is a three-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5JA). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 132 m² it sits well below the postcode median (270 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £954,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£581/sq ft) was about 66.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.