Solar panels on council housing
Case reference FOI2026/00353
Received 2 March 2026
Published 27 March 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to know the following:
A) What is the total number of residential houses and flats that this local authority currently owns or rents?
B) How many of this local authority’s owned or rented homes are currently fitted with solar panels or other solar technology?
C) How many of this local authority’s owned or rented homes currently score an EPC rating of D, E, F or G?
Response
A) What is the total number of residential houses and flats that this local authority currently owns or rents?
24 leased in, 22 TWBC owned & one property with 24 flats.
18 Properties are owned by TWBC and leased to Tunbridge Wells Property Holdings.
B) How many of this local authority's owned or rented homes are currently fitted with solar panels or other solar technology?
Temporary accommodation owned = 0
Temporary accommodation leased/rented = Information not held
Other = 1
C) How many of this local authority's owned or rented homes currently score an EPC rating of D, E, F or G?.
Temporary accommodation owned = 28 C, 14 D, 2 E
Temporary accommodation leased/rented = 15 C, 1 D
Other = 7 C, 14 D, 2 E
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.