9 Orchidhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3BZ
About 9 Orchidhurst
9 Orchidhurst is an end-of-terrace house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £300,000. 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
Energy performance
9 Orchidhurst sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Orchidhurst has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 9 Orchidhurst has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2021Most recent
£300,000
+400.0%over 24 years1 September 1996
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 3BZ: £162,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in TN2 3BZ
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£183,0008 Orchidhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3BZ
Sold Aug 2022
£344,00011 Orchidhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3BZ
Sold Nov 2019
£140,0002 Orchidhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3BZ
Sold Jan 2018
£160,000
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Versus other Orchidhurst homes
Floor Area for 9 Orchidhurst runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,348
Street avg £3,653
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.1 km
Wiltshire Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Skinners' Temple Grove. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB