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24 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 24 St James Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

24 St James Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 152 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £635,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 24 St James Gardens

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

24 St James Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 St James Gardens has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

12applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 24 St James Gardens

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£655,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£635,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 February 2021Most recent

    £635,000

    +53.0%over 5 years

  2. 30 June 2015

    £415,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 0BU: £625,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other St James Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

24 St James Gardens is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,178

Street avg £3,971

On par

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 24 St James Gardens

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£538k

1 Arundel Gardens

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3 bed1 bath
£471k

1 Highfield Way

SS0 0TA

3 bed2 bath
£405k

1 Fairview Drive

SS0 0NY

3 bed2 bath
£387k

1 Brookside Crescent

SS0 0EL

3 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Cranston Avenue

SS0 0JZ

3 bed
£329k

1 Cockethurst Close

SS0 0DU

3 bed
£574k

1 Cranfield Close

SS0 0SL

4 bed
£573k

1 Hobleythick Lane

SS0 0RP

4 bed3 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Westcliff On Sea district page.
Full Westcliff On Sea report

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

0.2 km

Eastwood Boulevard North — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SS0 0BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SS0 0BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SS0 0BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 24 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.