Southend Central
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 11,795 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,948 of 6,856 in England
- #706 of 746 in East of England
- #15 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 44% · Christian 39% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 23%
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
Southend Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,948 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (52) and lowest on Crime (2). Typical homes here sold for about £235,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 145 sales), 31% below the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,763 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 252 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 | £235,000 | 145 | -4.1% | +2.2% |
| Detached | £535,000 | 11 | +3.4% | -24.6% |
| Semi-detached | £415,000 | 7 | +20.6% | +10.7% |
| Terraced | £345,000 | 27 | -3.5% | +9.5% |
| Flat | £197,500 | 100 | -9.4% | -1.2% |
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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 ?
- #4,901 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 #6,295 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1,331 |
| Theft | 690 |
| Burglary | 75 |
| Vehicle crime | 101 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 168 |
| Public order & weapons | 272 |
| Drugs | 230 |
| Robbery | 59 |
| Other | 41 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 416 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
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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