8 Bracken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LU
About 8 Bracken Road
8 Bracken Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3LU). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £430,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 10.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 27.8% 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
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Bracken Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2016ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment to change fenestration to rear extension, 1 nos bi-fold and 1 nos. window changed to 2 nos sliding doors of original application 14/01073/HOUSE.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/504539/NMAMD
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear full width single storey extension with second storey over. Combination of flat roof and traditional dual pitch roof with hip end
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01073/HOUSE
What's in 8 Bracken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Bracken Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 22 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2021Most recent
£430,000
+28.4%over 5 years25 August 2016
£335,000
+76.3%over 6 years20 November 2009
£190,000
+2.7%over 1 year28 May 2008
£185,000
+12.2%over 2 years2 December 2005
£164,950
+103.6%over 6 years6 July 1999
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 3LU: £340,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in TN2 3LU
24 Bracken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LU
Sold Sept 2025
£340,00041 Bracken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LU
Sold Sept 2025
£415,00044 Bracken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LU
Sold Oct 2024
£240,5009 Bracken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LU
Sold Apr 2022
£500,00016 Bracken Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LU
Sold May 2018
£289,000
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Versus other Bracken Road homes
8 Bracken Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,057
Street avg £3,439
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Fairmile Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Skinners' Kent Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB