17 Broadcroft, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5UG
About 17 Broadcroft
17 Broadcroft is a four-bedroom detached house in Tunbridge Wells (TN2 5UG). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £794,000 sits 124.3% above the 2004 sale of £354,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Garagedouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
17 Broadcroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 17 Broadcroft.
- Oct 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees in a conservation area; CHERRY LAUREL (G1) cut back all laurel that overhangs the garden hard back to form hedge and reduce to around 4m high . WILLOW (T2) Pollard to around 4m.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02532/TCA
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two-storey side extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01498/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Broadcroft
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
17 Broadcroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£354,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 August 2004Most recent
£354,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN2 5UG: £733,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TN2 5UG
Everything we know about 17 Broadcroft, 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 Broadcroft homes
17 Broadcroft is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,584
Street avg £4,291
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.3 km
Broad Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB