Apartment 12, Century Buildings, St Helier
Description
Perched above the town with breathtaking south-facing sea views, this exceptional penthouse apartment offers a rare combination of light, space and privacy. From the moment you arrive, the apartment feels like a peaceful retreat above the bustle below, with expansive windows framing stunning St Aubins Bay and castle, whilst flooding the interiors with natural light throughout the day. , Accessed via a lift from the secure basement parking directly to the fifth floor, the apartment opens into a welcoming entrance hall. The main living accommodation comprises a beautifully appointed modern eat-in kitchen with breakfast bar and dining room, fully fitted with integrated appliances and utility facilities, together with a convenient guest WC. The impressive gallery-style living room enjoys magnificent sea views and features doors opening onto a private south-facing balcony. , Upstairs, the generous principal suite is bathed in exceptional south-facing light and enjoys panoramic views across the bay. A thoughtfully designed partition separates the sleeping area from an extensive dressing space, complete with a wall of fitted wardrobes and bespoke bedroom furniture. The luxurious en-suite bathroom features a freestanding bath positioned to take full advantage of the stunning outlook, alongside a separate shower and wash basin. Bedrooms 2 and 3 are both generous double bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms. , The property further benefits from designated parking for 2 cars within the secure, remote-controlled basement car park, 118 and 116, together with a private storage cupboard, numbered 79. , Offering an unrivalled sense of elevation, tranquillity and light, this remarkable apartment provides a truly special coastal home, where every day begins and ends with spectacular sea views. , Living , Fully fitted kitchen diner comes complete with integrated appliances and utlities. Door onto balcony. Gallery-like living room flooded with light bright southerly sunshine, and expansive sea views, with a raised dining area with same stunning sea views. WC. , Sleeping , Upstairs comprises 3 double bedrooms all ensuite. The primary bedroom has a full range of integrated wardrobes and drawers and ensuite has both a freestanding bathtub & separate shower. Both other bedrooms are a great size doubles, ensuite. There is a fire escape door onto landing from the top floor. , Outside , South facing private balcony off the living room with excellent views. North facing private balcony off the kitchen diner. Communal gardens. Beach and promenade across the road. , Parking , Two designated parking spaces in basement parking, numbers 118 and 116, secure with remote controlled door. Lifts and stair well to all floors from parking. , Services , All mains services, no gas. Electric radiators throughout and heated towel rails to bathrooms. Fully double glazed. Century buildings was fitted with Leak Safe systems 4 years ago, a preventative flooding system in each apartment. There is a private store cupboard in basement numbered 79. Service charge is £2,594.38 per quarter, this includes an onsite caretaker who takes care of most maintenance issues, sinking fund, parish rates, water, communal electric and cleaning, gardening costs, building insurance and management fees. Building managed by Maillard and Co. ,
This property's own sale history, 2002–2002
8 recorded sales of this address in the Places.je transaction register — matched by house name/street and parish, not a unique property ID, so treat this as a strong likely match rather than a certainty.
| Sale date | Price | At 2024 prices |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-01 | £2,995,979 | £7,270,349 +143% |
| 2002-12-01 | £2,848,889 | £6,913,406 +143% |
| 2002-12-01 | £5,014,002 | £12,167,491 +143% |
| 2002-12-01 | £1,897,183 | £4,603,899 +143% |
| 2002-12-01 | £1,844,091 | £4,475,060 +143% |
| 2002-12-01 | £1,843,317 | £4,473,182 +143% |
| 2002-12-01 | £1,622,356 | £3,936,975 +143% |
| 2002-12-01 | £1,421,356 | £3,449,208 +143% |
The "2024 prices" column carries each past price forward at the island-wide repeat-sales index — the same money at today's market level, not a valuation of this specific property. It takes no account of the condition the property was in at each sale, or any work done to it since.
Not marked as sole agency on the original listing, so this property may also be marketed by other agents not captured in this data.
What would this cost to buy?
A live estimate, not a quote — change any figure below and everything recalculates immediately. Stamp duty / Land Transaction Tax uses Jersey's own standard-residence bands (see buying property in Jersey for the full table and how share-transfer property differs); the mortgage side is a standard capital-and-interest repayment calculation, not an offer from any lender.
Getting connected
Jersey has two residential broadband providers: JT — the island's own former state telecom, now Jersey's full-fibre network builder — and Sure, which completed absorbing Airtel-Vodafone's Channel Islands customer base in September 2025 (Airtel-Vodafone no longer trades as a separate operator here). Jersey's copper phone network is largely already history: JT finished building an island-wide fibre-to-the-home network back in July 2018 and has been retiring copper ever since — well ahead of Guernsey, where the equivalent copper switch-off was still under way through 2026. Always confirm actual coverage and switch-over status at this specific address directly with JT or Sure before assuming.
What would improving it be worth?
Every row assumes a house with its own roof and its own plot — a flat doesn't normally have exclusive control of either, so extensions, loft conversions and annexes aren't options in the way they are for a house, whatever the price-per-m² arithmetic might suggest. Treat this as not applicable to Apartment 12, Century Buildings.
See the island-wide improvement value calculator, built for houses.
Sale history
| Sale date | Price | At 2024 prices | Address on register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-01 | £2,995,979 | £7,270,349 +143% | Century Buildings, The Esplanade, Bock B, St. Helier |
| 2002-12-01 | £2,848,889 | £6,913,406 +143% | Century Buildings, Block C, The Esplanade, St. Helier |
| 2002-12-01 | £5,014,002 | £12,167,491 +143% | Century Buildings, Block D, The Esplanade, St. Helier |
| 2002-12-01 | £1,897,183 | £4,603,899 +143% | Century Buildings, Block E, The Esplanade, St. Helier |
| 2002-12-01 | £1,844,091 | £4,475,060 +143% | Century Buildings, Block F, The Esplanade, St. Helier |
Matched by house name/street and parish against the Places.je property transaction register — not a unique-ID lookup, so a shared house name could span more than one property. The "2024 prices" column carries each price forward at the island-wide repeat-sales index — it is what that sum of money would be at today's market level, not a valuation of this property, and it takes no account of the condition it was in then or any work done since.
Planning history
| Application | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| P/2024/0705 | Replace existing cladding at ground floor level to the Esplanade elevation with new cladding. | Approved Full record |
Matched by house name/street and parish against Jersey planning applications decided in the last 3 years — coverage is partial and not a unique-ID lookup.
Estimated cost of live planning permissions
Jersey planning permissions lapse after a set period if unbuilt; these applications fall inside the last 3 years and were not refused, so they are presumptively still capable of being implemented.
- P/2024/0705 — Internal alteration / change of use
£18,750–£50,000Replace existing cladding at ground floor level to the Esplanade elevation with new cladding.
The work type shown is inferred automatically from the wording of the planning application's own description — it isn't stated by the applicant. The base cost range comes from published UK national renovation/build-cost guides for that type of project, and a ~25% uplift has been added to reflect higher shipping/import and skilled-labour costs in the Channel Islands — this is an estimate, not a published index. These figures are indicative only, not a quote: actual cost depends on specification, finish, ground conditions and the contractor. For anything serious, get a quote from a local quantity surveyor or builder.
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