32 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU
About 32 St James Gardens
32 St James Gardens is a detached house in Westcliff On Sea (SS0 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2020 for £735,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
32 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
32 St James Gardens has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2023ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 03 (post completion noise survey) of planning permission 22/00857/FULH dated 29.07.2022 (Retrospective)
- Agent
- Wyvern Partnership LLP
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00929/AD
- Jul 2022RenovationFullIn report
Installation of 5 no. air source heat pump units to side and rear elevations
- Agent
- Wyvern Partnership
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00857/FULH
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Sales history & valuation
32 St James Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£761,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 17 years.
£735,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£735,000
+18.5%over 5 years27 August 2015
£620,000
11 October 2007
£617,000
+84.2%over 4 years3 July 2003
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SS0 0BU: £625,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SS0 0BU
2 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU
Sold Jul 2025
£775,00020 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU
Sold Jun 2023
£625,00024 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU
Sold Feb 2021
£635,00031 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU
Sold Feb 2021
£595,00017 St James Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, SS0 0BU
Sold Aug 2020
£495,000
Versus other St James Gardens homes
Floor Area for 32 St James Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,995
Street avg £3,982
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







