Shoeburyness
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 11,630 · 7 LSOAs
Postcode SS3
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,064 of 6,856 in England
- #652 of 746 in East of England
- #14 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 50% · Christian 40% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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
Shoeburyness is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,064 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (82) but weak on Employment (22). Typical homes here sold for about £315,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 121 sales), 8% below the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,733 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to 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 | £315,000 | 121 | +5.0% | +13.3% |
| Detached | £417,500 | 18 | -23.0% | +4.4% |
| Semi-detached | £347,500 | 32 | +2.2% | +15.8% |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 46 | +3.3% | +15.4% |
| Flat | £203,000 | 25 | +8.0% | +19.8% |
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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 ?
- #4,393 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 #3,836 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 422 |
| Theft | 118 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 129 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 58 |
| Public order & weapons | 64 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Other | 22 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 137 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
- Chalkwell44
- Eastwood43
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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- Ecclesfield SouthSheffield26£203,000
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