St Lukes
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 11,220 · 7 LSOAs
Postcode SS2
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,543 of 6,856 in England
- #609 of 746 in East of England
- #10 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 49% · Christian 39% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 12%
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
St Lukes is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,543 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (87) but weak on Employment (27). Typical homes here, about £325,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 159 sales), 5% below the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,781 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 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 | £325,000 | 159 | +4.8% | +25.0% |
| Detached | £382,500 | 18 | +2.0% | +19.5% |
| Semi-detached | £342,000 | 59 | +0.6% | +17.9% |
| Terraced | £313,000 | 57 | +1.0% | +22.0% |
| Flat | £215,000 | 25 | +16.2% | +19.4% |
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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 ?
- #3,927 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 #4,194 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 425 |
| Theft | 228 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 73 |
| Public order & weapons | 45 |
| Drugs | 29 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Other | 20 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 100 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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- Goole WestEast Riding of Yorkshire34£150,000
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