Overview
Howgates is an estate and letting agent based at 5 Kings Parade, King Street, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0HR. It is an independent, single-office business on our register. The registered business name is Wilkins & Norrington Limited. Companies House number 07625826. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
In 2025 home.co.uk recorded Howgates in 1 local agent league table on 2 occasions. At its best it ranked 13th of 17 agents in Tilbury (August 2025), with 1 homes for sale of 50 in the area (2% share). In the most recent capture (August 2025) it was 13th of 17 in Tilbury with 1 homes, a 2% share.
Homes in the SS17 postcode district sold for a median £365,000 across 393 sales in the last 12 months. Across Thurrock the average price is £321,941 (July 2026), +25.5% over ten years and 6.3× its January 1995 level. 12 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in SS17.
Market position and ranking
How Howgates has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from home.co.uk league tables captured by the Internet Archive between 2025 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilbury | 2025-08 | 13of 17 | 1of 50 | 2% |
The Tilbury market it trades in
17 agents advertising 50 homes, average asking price £276,000, 7 new in the previous 14 days. home.co.uk, 2025-08-05.
All homes for sale in Tilbury
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Tilbury
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bairstow EvesOrsett Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5HJ | 12 | 24% |
| 2 | Colubrid Estate AgentsKings Parade, King Street, Essex, SS17 0HR | 7 | 14% |
| 3 | Griffin Residential4-6 Queensgate Centre, Orsett Road, Grays, RM17 5DF | 6 | 12% |
| 4 | haartOrsett Road, Grays, RM17 5DS | 6 | 12% |
| 5 | William H Brown1 Orsett Road, GRAYS, Essex, RM17 5DA | 4 | 8% |
| 6 | Owen LyonsOrsett Road, Grays, RM17 5DL | 3 | 6% |
| 7 | YOPAMeridian House, Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, LE10 1YG | 2 | 4% |
| 8 | Bear Estate AgentsWoodgrange Drive, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2SJ | 1 | 2% |
| 9 | Chesters Estates, GraysOrsett Road, Grays, RM17 5EB | 1 | 2% |
| 10 | eMoovMarsh House Farm, Lower Burnham Road, Latchingdon, Chelmsford, Essex | 1 | 2% |
| 11 | eXp UKNorthumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW | 1 | 2% |
| 12 | Gower Dawes17 Defoe Parade, Chadwell St. Mary, Grays, RM16 4QR | 1 | 2% |
| 13 | HowgatesKing Street, Stanford Le Hope, Essex, SS17 0HR | 1 | 2% |
| 14 | Real Move Estates100 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6NX | 1 | 2% |
| 15 | Springbok PropertiesUniversal Square Devonshire Street North,, M12 6JH | 1 | 2% |
| 16 | Statuum, LondonUnit 3, 8-20 Well Street, London, E9 7PX | 1 | 2% |
| 17 | Thomas MarshOrsett Road, Grays, RM17 5HJ | 1 | 2% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
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Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
Being collected: Google, Trustpilot, ESTAS, allAgents, Facebook. Ratings refresh every week.
Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Thurrock since January 1995, and what has sold in SS17 in the last year. Thurrock averages £321,941 in July 2026, +9.3% over five years and +25.5% over ten.
Average house price, Thurrock
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Thurrock
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in SS17
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in SS17
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, SS17 | £365,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 393 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £550,000 | Semi-detached | £390,000 |
| Terraced | £337,500 | Flat | £200,000 |
Other agents in SS17
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Colubrid | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 21home.co.uk 2025 |
| B-Stone Property Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Connolleys Estate Agents | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Connollys | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Ian Gallagher | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| James Howgate Consultancy Ltd | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| John Cottis & Co | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| KEE Property Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| MTS Estates | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Temme English | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| William Joyce Lettings | Letting agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Thurrock · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Questions and answers
Is Howgates a leading agent in Tilbury?
home.co.uk ranked it 13th of 17 agents in Tilbury by homes for sale in August 2025, with 2% of local stock.
Which redress scheme is Howgates a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Howgates?
A median £365,000 in SS17 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 393 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk agent league tables, via the Internet Archive | 2 snapshots, 2025–2025 |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Thurrock, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | SS17, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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