Southend-on-Sea: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£644,057

Semi-detached

£430,009

Terraced

£334,776

Flat or maisonette

£198,797

First-time buyers

£270,596

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  161,204 in 1991 → 185,256 in 2024 (+14.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £164,309 in 2005 → £328,383 in 2026 (+99.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £417 in 2008 → £667 in 2025 (+60.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.4% in 2004 → 75.6% in 2023 (+0.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.1% in 2001 → 4.3% in 2025 (+38.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,771 in 1997 → £26,130 in 2024 (+142.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Southend-on-Sea; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access98.3% (January 2026) · 3rd highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.6 t per person (2024) · 19th lowest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 19th highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access9 min (2019) · 54th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access51.3 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 356th highest of 361
• New homes · Housing2.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 286th highest of 296
• Productivity · Economy & work£31.3 per hour (2023) · 328th highest of 361
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.3% (2025) · 283rd lowest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.4 years · England 80.0 · 85th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.2 years · England 83.8 · 60th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.3 years · England 60.9 · 66th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.4 years · England 61.3 · 65th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)338.9 per 100k · England 321.0 · 83rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.4% · England 10.4 · 34th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)58.2% · England 64.6 · 22nd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.3% · England 68.3 · 76th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)47.1 score · England 46.0 · 52nd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.1% · England 5.8 · 84th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)17.7% · England 19.8 · 69th lowest of 153