# CANON HOUSE 5 ST JOHNS CLOSE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9GE

## Property details

- Slug: `042e038` (address key hash: `042e0382dddba326939c70a3d6f12cff3804a8ba`)
- Postcode: TN4 9GE
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Last sold: £300,000 Jan 2026
- Local average: £303,468 (38 sales)
- Street crime: 216 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £300,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £300,000 | Flat | +10.7% | £298,737 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-4545-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2017-01-13 | £271,000 | Flat | — | £294,674 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49b7852a-21b1-7921-e050-a8c063056e8d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| CANON HOUSE 5 ST JOHNS CLOSE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9GE | £300,000 | 30/01/2026 | Flat |
| CANON HOUSE 5 ST JOHNS CLOSE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9GE | £271,000 | 13/01/2017 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [161889992](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5d03350)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £300,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-13 | £310,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £271,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £219,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 FLAT 9 AMHERST ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9LG | £225,000 | 26/06/2025 | Flat |
| 21 FLAT 2 QUEENS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9LL | £270,000 | 15/04/2025 | Flat |
| CEDAR COURT FLAT 2 CULVERDEN PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9QX | £165,000 | 31/10/2023 | Flat |
| 7B QUEENS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9LL | £252,000 | 11/10/2023 | Flat |
| EDISON COURT FLAT 25 EXCHANGE MEWS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9TR | £255,000 | 28/07/2023 | Flat |
| 1 GROUND FLOOR FLAT QUEENS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9LL | £485,000 | 27/07/2023 | Flat |
| BELL COURT FLAT 6 EXCHANGE MEWS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9TL | £300,000 | 03/04/2023 | Flat |
| HALE COURT, 7 FLAT 9 CULVERDEN PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9QX | £165,000 | 20/02/2023 | Flat |
| 27 NEWCOMEN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9PA | £210,000 | 07/12/2022 | Flat |
| EDISON COURT FLAT 66 EXCHANGE MEWS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9TR | £270,000 | 29/11/2022 | Flat |
| EDISON COURT FLAT 73 EXCHANGE MEWS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9TR | £270,000 | 11/11/2022 | Flat |
| CANON HOUSE 7 ST JOHNS CLOSE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9GE | £290,000 | 10/11/2022 | Flat |
| EDISON COURT FLAT 40 EXCHANGE MEWS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9TR | £275,000 | 19/10/2022 | Flat |
| EDISON COURT FLAT 7 EXCHANGE MEWS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9TR | £220,000 | 12/09/2022 | Flat |
| EDISON COURT FLAT 65 EXCHANGE MEWS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9TR | £200,000 | 08/09/2022 | Flat |
| BARONS COURT 14 AMHERST ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9LH | £110,000 | 31/08/2022 | Flat |
| BARONS COURT 14 AMHERST ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9LH | £130,000 | 31/08/2022 | Flat |
| HAMILTON HOUSE 12 AMHERST ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9LQ | £415,000 | 24/08/2022 | Flat |
| 5 ST GEORGES COURT, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9GX | £307,500 | 10/06/2022 | Flat |
| 1 ST GEORGES COURT, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9GX | £185,000 | 01/06/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £249,975 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -1.6%
- **10y growth:** 30.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Tunbridge Wells; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 0.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 16.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Tunbridge Wells). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,365/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,517/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,669/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for High Weald (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.51% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £189,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £151,700

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 70 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **216** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Skinners' School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 13 Jan 2022 |
| The Wells Free School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 29 Jun 2015 |
| Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 9 Nov 2023 |
| St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 19 Dec 2014 |
| Bennett Memorial Diocesan School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 30 Jan 2024 |