Belfairs
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 9,395 · 6 LSOAs
Postcode SS9
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,452 of 6,856 in England
- #330 of 746 in East of England
- #5 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 6%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Belfairs is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,452 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (62) and lowest on Health (49). Typical homes here sold for about £386,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 139 sales), 13% above the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,495 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £386,000 | 139 | +2.9% | +8.0% |
| Detached | £490,000 | 35 | +3.2% | +4.3% |
| Semi-detached | £410,000 | 61 | +2.5% | +12.3% |
| Terraced | £330,000 | 19 | +3.8% | +10.0% |
| Flat | £212,500 | 24 | -5.1% | -4.5% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #3,202 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #943 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 157 |
| Theft | 53 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 23 |
| Public order & weapons | 30 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 7 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 24 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Southend-on-Sea
- West Leigh97
- Thorpe Bay84
- Leigh81
- Eastwood Park78
- Prittlewell46
- Chalkwell44
- Eastwood43
- Blenheim Park40
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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