Prittlewell
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 10,785 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,665 of 6,856 in England
- #494 of 746 in East of England
- #6 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 38% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 15%
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
Prittlewell sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,665 of 6,856 in England, and #6 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (89) but weak on Living environment (29). Typical homes here, about £368,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 124 sales), 8% above the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,778 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 117 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, 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 | £368,750 | 124 | +1.9% | +27.7% |
| Detached | £500,000 | 23 | +16.3% | +17.6% |
| Semi-detached | £385,000 | 63 | -3.4% | +10.0% |
| Terraced | £323,750 | 18 | +0.9% | +10.5% |
| Flat | £201,500 | 20 | -4.6% | -16.0% |
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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 ?
- #3,753 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 #5,403 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 518 |
| Theft | 386 |
| Burglary | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 77 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 80 |
| Public order & weapons | 90 |
| Drugs | 31 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Other | 28 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 92 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
- Chalkwell44
- Eastwood43
- Blenheim Park40
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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