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30 CULVERDEN AVENUE

TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN4 9RF

5 beds 2 baths 2,174 sq ft Listed 8 Apr 2024 (-810d)

£1,250,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

202 m²

Council tax band

E

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£1,300,000 Aug 2024

Price per m²

£6,188/m²

Local average

£905,222 (+38.1%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (31,154 of 33,755)

Street crime

225 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Price bracket £1,250,000 - £1,350,000.
  • Beautifully extended and restored 2333sq ft Edwardian house in sought after location.
  • Superb open kitchen living area with full width glazed doors to entertaining patio and garden.
  • Large quartz topped island unit plus French oak counters and remote controlled skylights.
  • 2 further reception rooms retaining period features including fireplaces and moulded cornicing.
  • Cleverly designed boot room and second floor laundry room.
  • 4 first floor double bedrooms with attractive views, modern new family bathroom.
  • Stunning second floor master suite/bedroom 5 with dressing room, ensuite bath/shower room.
  • Well established private garden, easy access to St Johns Park, plus local shops and restaurants.
  • Within walking distance to excellent Primary and Secondary schools, mainline station (0.9 miles).

Additional details

Parking
On street
Garden
Yes

Description

** ** The Property
A double bay fronted detached Edwardian house comprehensively improved to cater for a large family and modern day living yet retaining the integrity of its period
The remodelled and extended accommodation now includes a well-appointed and attractive living kitchen dining room with full width large, glazed doors out to the garden.
Cleverly designed boot room with separate access and heated floor catering for the UK's current inclement weather.
Not many houses can boast such a well-appointed laundry room which further benefits from views over St. Johns Park.
A large bath/shower room serves 4 double bedrooms on the first floor.
The spacious second floor with tall ceiling has its own large bedroom with dressing room, separate nursery/office, and large bath/shower room.
The entire house has undergone a significant restoration programme that finished in 2022 evidenced with new kitchen and bathrooms and decorated from top to bottom.
Both bay fronted reception rooms have fireplaces (one fully operational) and feature the original moulded cornicing.
The 'L' shaped hall incorporates the attractive period staircase, storage cupboards and cloakroom and also leads to a boot room with separate access.
The boot room has heated tiled floor and bespoke built coat and shoe storage with seating, finished with panelled walls, butler sink at one end with French oak worksurface, and superb double glazed sash windows.
Beautiful kitchen is designed for modern day living and incorporates a large quartz topped island unit and attractive French oak counters, double bowl sink, and comprehensive range of painted wooden cabinets including a larder cupboard.
Space is available for freestanding dishwasher, double fridge, and range cooker.
The triple aspect room includes remote controlled skylights and modern thin framed sliding glazed doors out to the garden
Half landing leads to a beautifully light, fitted laundry room, butler sink at one end, double doors to a large airing cupboard housing the unvented hot water tanks and gas fired boiler, designated double stack washing machine and tumble dryer with purpose built surrounding storage cupboards, the room enjoys a dual aspect and includes modern double glazed wooden sash windows with views over St. Johns Park.
First floor landing gives access to 4 double bedrooms all with attractive outlooks either up Culverden Avenue or over St. Johns Park and all include ample fitted wardrobe cupboards.
Porcelain tiled bath/shower room with walk-in shower cubicle with drench and handheld showers, twin washbasins with vanity cupboard beneath, large standalone double end bath with floor mounted tap and handheld shower, chrome towel rail, Velux windows (one remote) and illuminated mirror.
Staircase to second floor landing with window to front and access to spacious and easily accessible storeroom with light connected, with its own window and fitted carpet.
Double bedroom 5 enjoys a dual aspect with views and incorporates a dressing room with a pair of triple wardrobe cupboards, second office or optional nursery room with window providing far reaching views.
Porcelain tiled floor with walk in shower cubicle with drench and handheld showers, low level WC, wash basin, double end bath, Velux window, chrome towel rail.
The house benefits from a well-established and private garden easily accessed during the season from the living kitchen via large patio doors to a paved patio and beyond to a lawn and at the bottom of the garden a sun deck.
A mix of hedge and fenced boundaries and a gate leading to the front garden and access into Culverden Avenue.
Two outside taps and external power points.

Location
Ideal location being at the head of a cul-de-sac, access into St. Johns Park, easy walking distance to St Johns Primary School, local Secondary Schools including boys and girls grammars, and just under a mile to the mainline station.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment only through sole agents Sumner Pridham


 

Listed by

Tunbridge Wells

Sumner Pridham

Reference: 146543066

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 25/03/2024

Expiry date: 24/03/2034

Current heating cost: £1,857/year

Potential heating cost: £1,478/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,500

Recommendations

  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

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EPC 2

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 09/08/2024 (1 year ago) £1,300,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
17 STANDEN STREET, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9RL £735,000 08/12/2025 Detached
44 CULVERDEN DOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9SG £1,532,500 18/08/2025 Detached
54E CULVERDEN DOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9SG £820,000 29/10/2024 Detached
Same street 12 CULVERDEN AVENUE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9RF £785,000 30/06/2023 Detached
Same street 6 CULVERDEN AVENUE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9RF £730,000 19/05/2023 Semi-detached
3 CULVERDEN AVENUE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9RE £650,845 12/08/2022 Detached
54F CULVERDEN DOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9SG £870,000 08/08/2022 Detached
30 STANDEN STREET, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9RJ £888,416 25/07/2022 Detached
56A CULVERDEN DOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9SG £975,000 20/05/2022 Detached
56B CULVERDEN DOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9SG £975,000 14/04/2022 Detached
22 CULVERDEN PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9QY £1,100,000 01/04/2022 Detached
Same street 10 CULVERDEN AVENUE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9RF £995,000 22/02/2022 Detached
110A ST JOHNS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9PH £915,000 16/12/2021 Detached
54B CULVERDEN DOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9SG £650,000 01/12/2021 Detached
54C CULVERDEN DOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9SG £835,000 12/11/2021 Detached
54D CULVERDEN DOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9SG £800,000 22/10/2021 Detached

Street average: £836,667 (3 sales)

Area average: £903,597 (13 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 7.1%
10y growth 6%

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

1y (index) 3.4%
5y (index) 12.2%
10y (index) 30%

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: £1,820/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Tesco Express 0.1 miles
Shop Freeway Tyre & Exhaust 0.1 miles
Bus stop The Skinners School 0.1 miles
Train station Tunbridge Wells 0.9 miles
Train station High Brooms 1.0 miles
Hospital Tunbridge Wells Nuffield Hospital 1.2 miles
Hospital Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury 2.2 miles
University Tonbridge Adult Education Centre 3.5 miles
University St Piers College 10.9 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 70
Anti-social behaviour 38
Shoplifting 27
Criminal damage and arson 24
Vehicle crime 17
Other theft 16
Public order 12
Drugs 6
Other crime 5
Possession of weapons 3
Theft from the person 3
Burglary 2
Bicycle theft 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 225

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School Secondary 0.1 miles Outstanding — 9 Nov 2023
The Skinners' School Secondary 0.2 miles Good — 13 Jan 2022
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School Secondary 0.4 miles Outstanding — 30 Jan 2024
The Wells Free School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 29 Jun 2015
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 7 Dec 2015

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
5 Bed Semi-Detached House, Leighton Close, TN4 £2,700/mo 5 0.35 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £2,700/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.22%
Max investor price (0.8%) £337,500
Target investor price (1%) £270,000
Gross yield 2.6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 38.6×
Monthly cashflow £-2,518/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -8.3%
  • 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).