West Leigh
Southend-on-Sea · East of England · population 9,360 · 6 LSOAs
Postcode SS9
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #190 of 6,856 in England
- #23 of 746 in East of England
- #1 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 19%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 19% |
| Administrative | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Jewish 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
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
West Leigh is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #190 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 17 in Southend-on-Sea. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (97) and lowest on Living environment (44). Typical homes here, about £630,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 129 sales) — roughly 1.8× the wider Southend-on-Sea median of £343,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,219 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below 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 | £630,000 | 129 | +5.0% | +31.9% |
| Detached | £675,000 | 30 | -9.4% | +7.1% |
| Semi-detached | £653,600 | 69 | +4.8% | +30.7% |
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Flat | £260,250 | 26 | +0.1% | +19.1% |
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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 ?
- #5,613 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 #564 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 134 |
| Theft | 40 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 18 |
| Public order & weapons | 22 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 34 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
- Thorpe Bay84
- Leigh81
- Eastwood Park78
- Belfairs64
- Prittlewell46
- Chalkwell44
- Eastwood43
- Blenheim Park40
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Camberley TownSurrey Heath97£640,000
- Ashtead WestMole Valley97£613,750
- HorsellWoking97£737,500
- Barton on SeaNew Forest97£495,000
- Abingdon Audlett Drive & Farm RoadVale of White Horse97£370,000
- Allestree NorthDerby97£300,000