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20 Birling Park Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LQ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
150 m²
1615 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Birling Park Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Birling Park Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £989,000 is 22.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 91.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 150 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (190 m² median across 17 EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works refused in 2019. Last sale on file: £808,000 in December 2020.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenfront_and_rear
  • Garagedouble
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Birling Park Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Birling Park Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2019
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Trees: OAK (G2) - Prune and reduce height

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00958/TPO
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£989,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£808,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 December 2020Most recent

    £808,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5LQ: £1,100,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Birling Park Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 20 Birling Park Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,387

Street avg £4,526

Above

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 201 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Tunbridge Wells district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN2 5LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN2 5LQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN2 5LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 43 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

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