1 College Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PN
About 1 College Drive
1 College Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3PN). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £990,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 173 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 16% 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagedouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
1 College Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 College Drive sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Mar 2026Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Part conversion of garage; first floor rear extension; roof extension; removal of conservatory roof; associated alterations
- Agent
- The Loft Design Studio Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02949/FULL
- Dec 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a conservation area notification: Cypress (G1) - removal.
- Agent
- Tree Fellas Kent Limited
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02770/TCA
What's in 1 College Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 College Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,024,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 23 years.
£990,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
29 October 2025Most recent
£990,000
+16.8%over 4 years26 February 2021
£847,500
+99.4%over 18 years6 August 2002
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 3PN: £780,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in TN2 3PN
10 College Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PN
Sold Jul 2025
£920,00012 College Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PN
Sold Mar 2020
£835,0003 College Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PN
Sold Nov 2018
£775,0008 College Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PN
Sold Jul 2016
£780,00013 College Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PN
Sold Jun 2016
£750,000
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Versus other College Drive homes
Years Held for 1 College Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,723
Street avg £5,698
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
College Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB