Kursaal

Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 12,102 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

5Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,538 of 6,856 in England
  • #737 of 746 in East of England
  • #17 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,096
Median age (est.)36
Density9,627per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above24%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 24%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 17%Other: 9%
One person 41%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 17%Other 9%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Professional15%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 5%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 5%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 39% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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

Kursaal is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,538 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #17 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (53) and lowest on Crime (1). Typical homes here sold for about £225,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 101 sales), 34% below the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,035 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 202 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.

Income 6 · #6,414
Employment 4 · #6,565
Education 10 · #6,202
Health 8 · #6,325
Crime 1 · #6,791
Housing & access 53 · #3,199
Living environment 15 · #5,797

House prices ?

£225,000median (12m) · +9.8% yr · n=101
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£225,000101+9.8%+9.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£420,0009+66.3%+29.2%
Terraced£330,75032-1.7%+17.5%
Flat£175,00057-2.8%+6.7%
This area£225,000
Southend-on-Sea£343,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,035±£5,076 · #5,025 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,521
Price-to-income ?6.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

11Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

202 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,443 offences
Southend-on-Sea101
East of England70
England83

Rank #6,184 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,241
Theft389
Burglary71
Vehicle crime90
Criminal damage & arson196
Public order & weapons217
Drugs143
Robbery49
Other47

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 273 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 →

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