181 Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JA
About 181 Forest Road
181 Forest Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5JA). It has a recorded floor area of 276 m² (around 2971 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 72).
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,466,000 is 24.8% above the 2020 sale price. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £1,175,000 in August 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms5
Energy performance
181 Forest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Front and rear extension, internal alterations and associated works
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00224/FUL
- Jun 2005ConditionsIn report
Condition 5 of TW/05/00666 - Details of external materials
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01519/SUB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
181 Forest Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£1,466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 14 years.
£1,175,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2020Most recent
£1,175,000
+100.0%over 13 years3 November 2006
£587,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5JA: £1,050,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in TN2 5JA
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Sold Jan 2023
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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 181 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
Price per m²
£4,257
Street avg £4,211
Floor Area
276 m²
Street avg 259 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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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