Southchurch
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 10,139 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,043 of 6,856 in England
- #651 of 746 in East of England
- #13 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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
Southchurch is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,043 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (74) but weak on Employment (20). Typical homes here sold for about £452,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 116 sales), 32% above the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,857 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 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 | £452,500 | 116 | +8.8% | +17.5% |
| Detached | £670,000 | 40 | -2.2% | +16.9% |
| Semi-detached | £445,000 | 38 | -7.6% | +18.7% |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 23 | +8.1% | +15.4% |
| Flat | £215,000 | 15 | -10.0% | +2.6% |
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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 ?
- #5,694 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 #3,981 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 443 |
| Theft | 67 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 49 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 69 |
| Public order & weapons | 61 |
| Drugs | 41 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other | 22 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 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.
- South Norwood ParkCroydon26£477,500
- Charlton VillageGreenwich26£507,500
- Harold Hill WestHavering26£385,000
- AstonRotherham26£211,000
- Edgerton & MarshKirklees26£171,500
- LatchfordWarrington26£170,000