16 Birling Park Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LQ
About 16 Birling Park Avenue
16 Birling Park Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2745 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 71).
At 255 m² the property is well over the postcode median (181 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,551,000 is 13.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 86.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £1,370,000. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
- Swimming poolYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
16 Birling Park Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Birling Park Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Birling Park Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 26 years.
£1,370,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2022Most recent
£1,370,000
+68.1%over 12 years27 July 2009
£815,000
+70.7%over 6 years3 March 2003
£477,500
+121.1%over 6 years11 September 1996
£216,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5LQ: £1,075,000 (2023–2021).
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Sold Feb 2021
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£900,000
Everything we know about 16 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
On co₂ emissions, 16 Birling Park Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,373
Street avg £4,527
Floor Area
255 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 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