173 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
About 173 Forest Road
173 Forest Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5JA). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
12 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,331,000 is 26.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 213 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (270 m² median across 16 EPCs). Sold October 2020 for £1,050,000.
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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
Energy performance
173 Forest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
173 Forest Road has been through 11 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
- Agent
- COLEMAN ANDERSON ARCHITECTS
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01078/FULL
- Jun 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension. First floor extension to create additional bedroom. Garage relocated with new pitched roof
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/01292/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 173 Forest Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,050,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2020Most recent
£1,050,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5JA: £985,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in TN2 5JA
187b, Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
Sold Jan 2023
£1,815,000193a, Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
Sold Oct 2022
£1,855,000209 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
Sold Jun 2022
£985,000207a, Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
Sold Mar 2021
£825,000187a, Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
Sold Sept 2020
£450,000
Everything we know about 173 Forest Road, 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 Forest Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 173 Forest Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,930
Street avg £4,166
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 263 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.3 km
The Hermitage — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Claremont Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB