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1 bed flat for sale Bishops Down Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4

Asking price

£195,000

Added on 30/09/2026

Retirement home

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £376 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold; 106 years left(from the agent's description)

Service charge £3,092 a yearGround rent £811 a year Council tax Band D £2,446 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Key features

One bedroom ground floor apartment
Fully fitted kitchen with integrated appliances
Lodge manager available 5 days a week
Owners lounge & Kitchen with regular social events
24 Hour Careline system for safety and security
Communal laundry room
Owners parking
Stunning landscaped gardens
A Guest Suite is available for your friends and family to stay in. In addition, you are entitled to use of the Guest Suites at all Churchill Living developments across the country
Own private entrance

About this property

Chartwell Lodge is an attractive development of 38 one and two bedroom retirement apartments located in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Chartwell Lodge has stunning landscaped gardens and is surrounded by idyllic, rolling countryside. The lodge is in walking distance of Tunbridge Wells Common and less than a mile into Tunbridge Wells Centre. The town has plenty to offer with shopping areas and food outlets are close together and within easy reach of the Lodge, as well as Tunbridge Wells Hospital being less than 4 miles away.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band D £2,446 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,631
Band B

£1,903
Band C

£2,174
Band D

This home: £2,446
Band E

£2,990
Band F

£3,533
Band G

£4,077
Band H

£4,892

This home is in band D, which costs £2,446 a year in Tunbridge Wells for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Tunbridge Wells, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£376 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£470 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£349 / sq ft

£376 / sq ft

£590 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£376 per sq ft, below the middle of recent sales in TN4 (£349–£590, 10th–90th percentile, 865 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 865 homes sold in TN4 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in TN4 →

Location

Bishops Down Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £195,000

£97k £293k

Deposit10% £20,000

£0 £195k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £175,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £39,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Apartment 3, Chartwell Lodge, Bishops Down Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2026	484 sq ft £330/sq ft	484 sq ft	£330	£160,000
Apartment 26, Chartwell Lodge, Bishops Down Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2026	560 sq ft £268/sq ft	560 sq ft	£268	£149,950
Apartment 9, Chartwell Lodge, Bishops Down Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Feb 2026	786 sq ft £308/sq ft	786 sq ft	£308	£242,000
Apartment 14, Chartwell Lodge, Bishops Down Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2025	463 sq ft £366/sq ft	463 sq ft	£366	£169,500
Apartment 12, Chartwell Lodge, Bishops Down Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Nov 2025	829 sq ft £296/sq ft	829 sq ft	£296	£245,000
Apartment 16, Chartwell Lodge, Bishops Down Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2025	635 sq ft £283/sq ft	635 sq ft	£283	£180,000
Apartment 31, Chartwell Lodge, Bishops Down Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2025	474 sq ft £391/sq ft	474 sq ft	£391	£185,000
Apartment 36, Chartwell Lodge, Bishops Down Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2025	624 sq ft £312/sq ft	624 sq ft	£312	£195,000