20 Albany Hill, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3RX
About 20 Albany Hill
20 Albany Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3RX). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £950,000 is 31% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
Energy performance
20 Albany Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 20 Albany Hill is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees: OAK (T1) - Raise crown 4-5 metres and reduce height by 4 metres; BEECH (T2) - Prune to previous pruning points.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03398/TPO
- Jul 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
TREE : 2 No. PINE - Fell; BEECH - Reduce by 30% to old pruning points; OAK - Reduce and shape by up to 30%.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01896/TPO
What's in 20 Albany Hill, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3RX's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Albany Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£950,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£725,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2016Most recent
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 3RX: £800,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in TN2 3RX
7 Albany Hill, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3RX
Sold Nov 2024
£830,00012 Albany Hill, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3RX
Sold Nov 2024
£780,00035 Albany Hill, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3RX
Sold Jul 2022
£800,00036 Albany Hill, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3RX
Sold Jul 2022
£800,00030 Albany Hill, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3RX
Sold Apr 2018
£725,000
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Versus other Albany Hill homes
Floor Area for 20 Albany Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,554
Street avg £4,083
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hilbert Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB