Chalkwell
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 9,888 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,844 of 6,856 in England
- #520 of 746 in East of England
- #7 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Associate professional | 16% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 43% · No religion 42% · Jewish 4%
Born outside the UK: 13%
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
Chalkwell is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,844 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (86) but weak on Living environment (14). Typical homes here sold for about £316,250 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 126 sales), 8% below the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,037 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 140 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above 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 | £316,250 | 126 | +0.4% | -1.2% |
| Detached | £1,000,000 | 25 | -1.0% | +26.6% |
| Semi-detached | £690,000 | 17 | -2.8% | +29.9% |
| Terraced | £560,000 | 10 | +17.8% | +36.6% |
| Flat | £235,000 | 74 | -11.3% | 0.0% |
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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 ?
- #3,065 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 #5,790 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 408 |
| Theft | 647 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 79 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 84 |
| Public order & weapons | 74 |
| Drugs | 34 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Other | 19 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 97 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
- Belfairs64
- Prittlewell46
- Eastwood43
- Blenheim Park40
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- WoolstonSouthampton44£258,750
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- Loughton EastEpping Forest44£453,375
- Bransholme WestKingston upon Hull, City of44£150,000
- Barkingside NorthRedbridge44£532,000