1 Allen Gardiner Cottage, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QQ
About 1 Allen Gardiner Cottage
1 Allen Gardiner Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Allen Gardiner Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees: T1 (OAK) - Fell; T2 (CYPRESS) - 20% Reduction; T3 (CYPRESS) - Remove neighbouring leader overhanging property.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02918/TPO
- Sept 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees: T1 (OAK) - 2m crown reduction; T2 (LAWSON CYPRESS) - 30% height reduction.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02578/TPO
What's in 1 Allen Gardiner Cottage, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QQ's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Allen Gardiner Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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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
0.0 km
Shandon Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB