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Tunbridge Wells House Prices Flat at £452,845; July Rise Revised Away
The borough average was £452,845 in August, £557 down on a year earlier. July's first annual rise since March has been restated as a 0.5% fall.
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Planning
Spratsbrook Farm: 125 Homes Approved 5-1 on Eridge Road
Councillors voted 5-1 for 125 homes at Spratsbrook Farm on Eridge Road, with 50 affordable and a 16ha park. What the A26 crossing row and £1.4m deal mean.
Planning
Hendy Ford Site, Mount Ephraim: 104 Homes Approved
104 homes in blocks of up to seven storeys will replace the empty Hendy Ford garage on Mount Ephraim, with 40 parking spaces and Culverden Street one-way.
House prices
Tunbridge Wells House Prices in July 2026: £456,227, Since Revised to £451,247
July was first published at £456,227, up 0.6% on the year. The August release restates it as £451,247, down 0.5%, so the annual rise reported here did not happen.
Knights Wood
Knights Wood developer must pay £5.4m tax on 550 homes
An Upper Tribunal has upheld a £5.4m corporation tax bill on the Isle of Man company behind Knights Wood, which returned £28.3m of profit from the 550-home estate.
House prices
Tunbridge Wells House Prices Fall 3%, Alone in Kent
The average Tunbridge Wells home lost £13,860 in a year, to £445,133. It is the only one of Kent's 13 areas down over 12 months, and the lowest since March 2025.