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

25 St James Gardens is a semi-detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £615,000 sits 80.9% above the 2007 sale of £340,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 111 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 19 EPCs).