12 Birling Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LG
About 12 Birling Drive
12 Birling Drive is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Last sale on file: £380,000 in April 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 23.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022RenovationFullIn report
Removal of front garden; creation of a car parking space; lowering of kerb
- Agent
- AAC Studio Architects
- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00634/FULL
- Aug 2019Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of a single storey rear extension; loft conversion at the rear of the existing building; installation of two rooflights on the front elevation and 1 rooflight to flat roof of loft conversion; installation of windows to rear elevation and juliet balcony
- Agent
- AAC Studio Ltd. Architects
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01845/LAWPRO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 April 2019Most recent
£380,000
+13.4%over 12 months26 April 2018
£335,000
+34.0%over 11 years5 February 2007
£249,995
+34.4%over 3 years9 October 2003
£186,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5LG: £457,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TN2 5LG
28 Birling Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LG
Sold Jul 2024
£500,00017 Birling Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LG
Sold Nov 2022
£460,0009 Birling Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LG
Sold Mar 2022
£390,00019 Birling Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LG
Sold Oct 2021
£457,00011 Birling Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LG
Sold Apr 2021
£370,000
Everything we know about 12 Birling 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 Birling Drive homes
EPC Rating for 12 Birling Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,176
Street avg £4,084
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Broadwater Down East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Broadwater Down Primary School. 13 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB