33 Birling Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LG
About 33 Birling Drive
33 Birling Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1222 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £889,000 in June 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£728/sq ft) was about 122.9% 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
33 Birling Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front extension. Single storey rear extension and roof extension with dormer windows
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00644/HOUSE
- Dec 2007ConditionsIn report
Condition 2 of TW/07/02063 - Details of external materials - Brick - Daple light LBC, Tile - Marley concrete dark red
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/04002/SUB
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 33 Birling Drive
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
Latest sale on 33 Birling Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£966,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 24 years.
£889,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2020Most recent
£889,000
+56.8%over 9 years1 November 2010
£567,000
+61.1%over 3 years10 November 2006
£352,000
+151.4%over 10 years11 July 1996
£140,000
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 33 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
33 Birling Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,833
Street avg £3,869
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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