38 Alderbrook Close, Crowborough, TN6 3DJ

38 Alderbrook Close is a semi-detached house in Crowborough (TN6 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since August 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 66.3% above the 2008 sale of £205,000. At 80 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).