5 Birch Close, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3TJ
About 5 Birch Close
5 Birch Close is a semi-detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 3TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 54 m² this is the 8th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (38 versus a best of 81).
Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 54 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 290.7% above the 1997 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 57.3% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Birch Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Birch Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Birch Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£43,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 June 1997Most recent
£43,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN2 3TJ: £152,250 (2015–1998).
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Versus other Birch Close homes
5 Birch Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Harries Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
38.1dB