7 Birling Park Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5LQ

7 Birling Park Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a self-contained annexe.

At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (181 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 75.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £1,240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.