Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

35 ALBION ROAD

TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PB

£625,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	St James Road	0.0 miles
Shop	Washeteria	0.0 miles
Train station	High Brooms	0.7 miles
University	Tonbridge Adult Education Centre	3.7 miles
Hospital	Tunbridge Wells Independant Hospital	3.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

124 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£625,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£5,040/m²

Local average

£851,250 (12 sales)

Street crime

238 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 14/04/2025

Expiry date: 13/04/2035

Current heating cost: £1,611/year

Potential heating cost: £912/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,600

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£625,000	Semi-detached	+28.9%	£629,358 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	19/11/2014	£485,000	Semi-detached	—	£725,348 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
40 ST JAMES PARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2LH	£440,000	13/12/2023	Semi-detached
79 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH	£390,000	03/10/2023	Semi-detached
49 WESTERN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JQ	£330,000	27/09/2023	Semi-detached
7 DUKES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PA	£415,000	16/08/2023	Semi-detached
46 DUKES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PA	£502,255	12/05/2023	Semi-detached
20 WESTERN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JQ	£465,000	11/05/2023	Semi-detached
40 DUKES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PA	£525,000	09/12/2022	Semi-detached
21 WESTERN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JJ	£450,000	21/10/2022	Semi-detached
95 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH	£457,500	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
83 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH	£455,000	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
100 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH	£560,000	21/07/2022	Semi-detached
6 ALBION ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PE	£561,000	11/07/2022	Semi-detached
1 AVON STREET, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JG	£450,000	08/07/2022	Semi-detached
12 STRATFORD STREET, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JH	£427,500	01/06/2022	Semi-detached
85 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH	£499,000	16/05/2022	Semi-detached
45 QUARRY ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2EZ	£316,250	06/05/2022	Semi-detached
106 ST JAMES PARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2LL	£550,000	31/03/2022	Semi-detached
21 CHANDOS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2NY	£460,000	04/03/2022	Semi-detached
81 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH	£480,000	21/01/2022	Semi-detached
26 WESTERN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JQ	£396,986	10/12/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £456,525 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 37%

10y growth 43.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Tunbridge Wells. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.3%

5y (index) 14%

10y (index) 36.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Tunbridge Wells. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,365/mo

Realistic £1,517/mo

Optimistic £1,669/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Tunbridge Wells.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for High Weald: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Maisonette, Western Road, TN1	£1,390/mo	2	0.02 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Tunbridge Wells, TN1	£1,100/mo	1	0.24 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Hill St, TN1	£1,400/mo	2	0.32 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, The Warehouse, TN1	£1,675/mo	2	0.43 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Grosvenor Court, TN1	£1,475/mo	1	0.45 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Grosvenor House, TN1	£1,450/mo	2	0.5 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, St Johns Rd, TN4	£1,430/mo	1	0.51 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Rock Villa Road, TN1	£1,400/mo	2	0.54 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Merrion Close, TN4	£2,250/mo	3	0.57 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, St. Johns Road, TN4	£1,250/mo	1	0.63 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Boyne Park, TN4	£1,450/mo	2	0.89 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bluebell Walk, TN2	£2,500/mo	4	0.93 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Southborough, TN4	£1,250/mo	1	1.13 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,540/mo (13 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.23%

Max investor price (0.8%) £178,750

Target investor price (1%) £143,000

Gross yield 2.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 36.4×

Monthly cashflow £-1,199/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -7.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	79
Anti-social behaviour	67
Shoplifting	24
Criminal damage and arson	18
Public order	13
Other theft	10
Vehicle crime	10
Drugs	5
Bicycle theft	4
Robbery	3
Other crime	2
Possession of weapons	2
Burglary	1
Total incidents	238

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 19 Dec 2014
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 24 Apr 2024
The Skinners' School	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 13 Jan 2022
Temple Grove Academy	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 30 Oct 2019
The Wells Free School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 29 Jun 2015

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
10/10/2012	22/08/2012	5	—
15/05/2006	14/12/2005	6	—

# 35 ALBION ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PB

## Property details

- Slug: `7164ef5` (address key hash: `7164ef55de27cf47346c76c7568ee77ac36a3579`)
- Postcode: TN1 2PB
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 124 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £625,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £5,040/m²
- Local average: £851,250 (12 sales)
- Street crime: 238 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £625,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 13/04/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,611/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,600

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0414-5125-9002-0194-6606)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £625,000 | Semi-detached | +28.9% | £629,358 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-0319-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2014-11-19 | £485,000 | Semi-detached | — | £725,348 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/683786b1-e688-4bf9-b3a3-8e4a1c72f146) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 35 ALBION ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PB | £625,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 35 ALBION ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PB | £485,000 | 19/11/2014 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 40 ST JAMES PARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2LH | £440,000 | 13/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 79 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH | £390,000 | 03/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 49 WESTERN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JQ | £330,000 | 27/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 DUKES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PA | £415,000 | 16/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 46 DUKES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PA | £502,255 | 12/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 20 WESTERN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JQ | £465,000 | 11/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 40 DUKES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PA | £525,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 WESTERN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JJ | £450,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 95 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH | £457,500 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 83 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH | £455,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 100 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH | £560,000 | 21/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 ALBION ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2PE | £561,000 | 11/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 AVON STREET, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JG | £450,000 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 STRATFORD STREET, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JH | £427,500 | 01/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 85 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH | £499,000 | 16/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 45 QUARRY ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2EZ | £316,250 | 06/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 106 ST JAMES PARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2LL | £550,000 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 CHANDOS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2NY | £460,000 | 04/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 81 ST JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2HH | £480,000 | 21/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 26 WESTERN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2JQ | £396,986 | 10/12/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £456,525 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 37%
- **10y growth:** 43.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Tunbridge Wells; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 14%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.3%

## 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).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Western Road, TN1 | £1,390/mo | 2 | 0.02 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 | £1,100/mo | 1 | 0.24 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Hill St, TN1 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, The Warehouse, TN1 | £1,675/mo | 2 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Grosvenor Court, TN1 | £1,475/mo | 1 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Grosvenor House, TN1 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, St Johns Rd, TN4 | £1,430/mo | 1 | 0.51 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Rock Villa Road, TN1 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.54 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Merrion Close, TN4 | £2,250/mo | 3 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, St. Johns Road, TN4 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Boyne Park, TN4 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.89 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bluebell Walk, TN2 | £2,500/mo | 4 | 0.93 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Southborough, TN4 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 1.13 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,540/mo (13 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.23% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £178,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £143,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,430/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 36.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,199/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **238** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 19 Dec 2014 |
| St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
| The Skinners' School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 13 Jan 2022 |
| Temple Grove Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 30 Oct 2019 |
| The Wells Free School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 29 Jun 2015 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #9115341
- **Address:** 35 Albion Road, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 2PB
- **Certificate Issued:** 10/10/2012
- **Work Completed:** 22/08/2012
- **Items:** 5 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #3718337
- **Address:** 35 Albion Road, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 2PB
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/05/2006
- **Work Completed:** 14/12/2005
- **Items:** 6 window(s)