179 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
About 179 Forest Road
179 Forest Road is a detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5JA). It has a recorded floor area of 315 m² (around 3391 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 315 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (258 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
179 Forest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
179 Forest Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor bathroom extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/02969/FUL
- Jan 2004AnnexFullIn report
Conversion of indoor pool to annexe
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 03/02807/FUL
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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
179 Forest Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,643,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5JA: £1,050,000 (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
£825,000173 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
Sold Oct 2020
£1,050,000
Everything we know about 179 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 179 Forest Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
315 m²
Street avg 257 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB