1 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AS
About 1 Clifton Cottages
1 Clifton Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3AS). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £400,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 127.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2007Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/03012/FUL
- Jul 2007Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion and first floor balcony
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01996/FUL
What's in 1 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Clifton Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 27 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
24 April 2025Most recent
£400,000
+32.0%over 8 years11 November 2016
£303,000
+57.8%over 5 years28 January 2011
£192,000
+3.8%over 3 years13 May 2007
£185,000
+17.1%over 3 years8 March 2004
£158,000
+119.4%over 5 years2 April 1998
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 3AS: £220,000 (2018–2013).
Nearby sales in TN2 3AS
6 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AS
Sold Sept 2018
£220,0008 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AS
Sold Jul 2018
£280,0009 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AS
Sold May 2016
£270,0004 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AS
Sold Jun 2015
£213,0003 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3AS
Sold Nov 2011
£144,500
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Versus other Clifton Road homes
1 Clifton Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,706
Street avg £3,227
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
High Brooms Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB