# 5 bedroom detached house for sale (TN4 8EA) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 3 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN4 8EA | | Price | £1,595,000 | | Bedrooms | 5 | | Last sold | £1,525,000 Jun 2014 | ## Description This is a superb handsome detached Victorian house, presented beautifully throughout with substantial accommodation housing many of the period features one hopes to find within such a property. Points of particular note include: An excellent and very well fitted 20ft x 20 ft kitchen/breakfast room with a range of floor and wall mounted units, central island and integrated appliances. The room is flooded with light with both bi-folding doors opening directly onto the garden and roof windows and is also open to the family room, again with doors to the garden. The drawing room is elegant and is situated at the front of the house with a large box-bay window, open fire set with a lovely marble fireplace with striking tiled hearth and high, corniced ceiling. There is also a well proportioned dining room, study, cellar and utility room accessed from the kitchen. Upstairs, the principal bedroom is at the front of the house and has feature arched windows and an en suite shower room. The guest bedroom also has an en suite shower room whilst the remaining three bedrooms are all very well served by the superb family bathroom. **Situation** Earls Road is a very highly regarded road within walking distance of many local amenities. The house less than a mile from the town centre and Royal Victoria Place shopping precinct which houses major national stores and a wide variety of individual shops. Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School is 1 mile away, Skinners' School for boys is 0.8 miles and the boys Grammar School is just 1.3 miles distant. Tunbridge Wells main line station is about 0.8 miles away and offers commuter trains to Charing Cross, London Bridge and Canon Street in about 55 minutes and access to the A21 is just over 3.5 miles away, for a direct route to the M25 national motorway network. Recreational amenities in the town include a sports and leisure centre, multi screen cinema complex, theatres, two golf courses and numerous restaurants etc. **Outside** The house is well screened to the front with high hedging and a gravel drive provides off street parking and leads to the garage. To the rear, a fine terrace adjoins the house providing an ideal spot in which to entertain. The garden measures approximately 60ft x 50ft and is mainly laid to lawn with a selection of mature plants shrubs and trees. A gate on the rear boundary opens directly on to Molyneux Park Gardens - a private and exclusive park for the use of the resident's of the surrounding properties. ## Property Photos - ![Picture No. 14](/listings/photos/29263200/256729) - Picture No. 14 - ![Picture No. 06](/listings/photos/29263200/256731) - Picture No. 06 - ![Picture No. 02](/listings/photos/29263200/256734) - Picture No. 02 - ![Picture No. 05](/listings/photos/29263200/256739) - Picture No. 05 - ![Picture No. 08](/listings/photos/29263200/256745) - Picture No. 08 - ![Picture No. 03](/listings/photos/29263200/256750) - Picture No. 03 - ![Picture No. 04](/listings/photos/29263200/256755) - Picture No. 04 - ![Picture No. 07](/listings/photos/29263200/256758) - Picture No. 07 - ![EPC](/listings/photos/29263200/256762) - EPC ## Floorplans - ![Picture No. 09](/listings/photos/29263200/256766) - Picture No. 09 - ![Picture No. 09](/listings/photos/29263200/256768) - Picture No. 09 ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 3 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EA | £1,525,000 | 20/06/2014 | 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 | |---------|-------|------|------| | 23 COURT ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EB | £1,400,000 | 29/08/2025 | Detached | | [Same street] 16 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EA | £1,450,057 | 26/06/2023 | Semi-detached | | 12 ROYAL CHASE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8AY | £1,625,000 | 06/06/2023 | Detached | | [Same street] 5 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EA | £1,820,000 | 15/12/2022 | Detached | | 20 BOYNE PARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8ET | £2,300,000 | 01/11/2022 | Detached | | CULVERS MOLYNEUX PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8DP | £1,100,000 | 20/10/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 22 FLAT 5 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EA | £151,000 | 14/10/2022 | Flat | | [Same street] 22 FLAT 6 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EA | £200,000 | 14/10/2022 | Flat | | 22 ASHDOWN CLOSE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8DU | £535,000 | 10/10/2022 | Detached | | 21 BOYNE PARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EL | £1,430,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached | | THE COACH HOUSE OAKDALE ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8DS | £550,000 | 02/09/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 24 FLAT 6 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EA | £115,000 | 17/06/2022 | Flat | | 8 BYNG ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EJ | £1,370,000 | 30/05/2022 | Detached | | 9 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EE | £1,770,000 | 31/03/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 12 EARLS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8EA | £1,167,500 | 28/02/2022 | Semi-detached | | 8 CONNAUGHT WAY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 9QJ | £1,400,000 | 01/12/2021 | Detached | | 25 MOLYNEUX PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8DX | £1,770,000 | 17/08/2021 | Detached | | HAZELWOOD BISHOPS DOWN PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8XS | £1,227,500 | 17/08/2021 | Detached | | HOLLIN HOUSE COURT ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8ED | £2,375,000 | 04/08/2021 | Detached | | BISHOPS DELL BISHOPS DOWN PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8XY | £750,000 | 09/07/2021 | Detached | | 22 BOYNE PARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8ET | £1,445,000 | 30/06/2021 | Detached | | FRESHFIELDS MOLYNEUX PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8DN | £1,000,000 | 29/06/2021 | Detached | | ASCHAM MOLYNEUX PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8DT | £900,000 | 21/06/2021 | Detached | **Street average:** £817,260 (6 sales) **Area average:** £1,349,853 (17 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £905,222 (22 Detached, TN4, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +76.2% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Tunbridge Wells). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £1,358/mo - **Realistic:** £1,509/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,660/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for High Weald (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,820/mo ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.09% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £188,625 - **Target investor price (1%):** £150,900 *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.* ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 16.5% - **10y growth:** 45% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Tunbridge Wells; Detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 3.4% - **5y growth (index):** 12.2% - **10y growth (index):** 30% ## 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)