2 Birling Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LG
About 2 Birling Drive
2 Birling Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2009. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £899,000 is 14.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £785,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagedouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification : LAWSON CYPRESS (T1) - Fell; LAWSON CYPRESS (T2) - Fell.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01428/TREECA
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- 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.
£899,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 14 years.
£785,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2020Most recent
£785,000
+67.0%over 13 years26 January 2007
£470,000
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 2 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
2 Birling Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,233
Street avg £4,022
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 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