254 Southbourne Grove, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0AF
About 254 Southbourne Grove
254 Southbourne Grove is a detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0AF). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £460,000 in January 2025. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
254 Southbourne Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 25 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2025Most recent
£460,000
+22.7%over 8 years5 February 2016
£375,000
+56.3%over 11 months26 February 2015
£240,000
+2.1%over 2 years4 February 2013
£235,000
+67.9%over 12 years15 June 2000
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 0AF: £600,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in SS0 0AF
264 Southbourne Grove, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0AF
Sold Jul 2023
£480,000304 Southbourne Grove, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0AF
Sold Nov 2022
£655,000286 Southbourne Grove, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0AF
Sold Sept 2021
£430,000292 Southbourne Grove, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0AF
Sold Feb 2021
£660,000278 Southbourne Grove, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0AF
Sold Mar 2017
£600,000
Versus other Southbourne Grove homes
254 Southbourne Grove is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,898
Street avg £3,240
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Southbourne Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Thomas More High School. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







