1 Birling Park Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LQ
About 1 Birling Park Avenue
1 Birling Park Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,099,000 is 22.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£533/sq ft) was about 99% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 157 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (190 m² median across 17 EPCs). Sold January 2021 for £900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
1 Birling Park Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Birling Park Avenue has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front extension and alterations to the existing porch. First floor side extension over the existing garage. Rear single storey extension, internal alterations and remodelling.
- Agent
- COLEMAN ANDERSON ARCHITECTS
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01663/FULL
- Jun 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree; Cherry (T1) - Reduce overall canopy by 3-4 metres.
- Agent
- Treework
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01525/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birling Park Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£1,099,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 18 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£900,000
+111.8%over 17 years14 February 2003
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5LQ: £1,100,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in TN2 5LQ
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Sold Oct 2022
£1,075,00016 Birling Park Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LQ
Sold Mar 2022
£1,370,000Newlands Cottage, Birling Park Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LQ
Sold Jul 2021
£885,0007 Birling Park Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LQ
Sold Feb 2021
£1,240,000
Everything we know about 1 Birling Park Avenue, 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 Park Avenue homes
1 Birling Park Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,732
Street avg £4,503
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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
0.9 km
Claremont Primary School. 13 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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB