1 Chieveley Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5HF
About 1 Chieveley Drive
1 Chieveley Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Sold July 2022 for £710,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single and two storey rear & side extensions, extension to porch and partial cladding of first floor
- Agent
- Pump House Designs
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00244/FULL
- Aug 2018New BuildFullIn report
Erection of new dwelling
- Agent
- SJM Planning And Construction Ltd
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01789/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Chieveley Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£755,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 25 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£710,000
+343.9%over 24 years20 August 1997
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5HF: £345,000 (2021–2004).
Nearby sales in TN2 5HF
13 Chieveley Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5HF
Sold Mar 2021
£472,0007 Chieveley Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5HF
Sold Jul 2019
£450,0003 Chieveley Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5HF
Sold Nov 2010
£345,0005 Chieveley Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5HF
Sold Oct 2006
£335,00011 Chieveley Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5HF
Sold Sept 2004
£250,000
Everything we know about 1 Chieveley Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chieveley Drive homes
On years held, 1 Chieveley Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,671
Street avg £4,491
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.5 km
The Lyle — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Claremont Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB