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209 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
186 m²
2002 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 209 Forest Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

209 Forest Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5JA). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 186 m² it sits well below the postcode median (270 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,147,000 is 16.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £985,000 in June 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

209 Forest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 209 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

209 Forest Road has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Oct 2024
    Full
    In report

    Dropped kerb & new driveway

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    24/02131/FULL
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  2. Jun 2024
    Outline
    In report

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Erection of new double garage

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    24/00856/LAWPRO
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,147,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£985,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 June 2022Most recent

    £985,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5JA: £1,050,000 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Forest Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 209 Forest Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,296

Street avg £4,142

Strongly above

Floor Area

186 m²

Street avg 265 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Tunbridge Wells district page.

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

0.3 km

The Hermitage — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Claremont Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN2 5JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN2 5JA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN2 5JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
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Common questions

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