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Southend-on-Sea

180,686 people · median £330,000

Southend-on-Sea Council · Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition   25/51 seats · 49% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This district

A typical home here sells for £330,000, up 15.8% over five years. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 928 sales
£160k£211k£263k£314k£365k201120182026 YTD2017 +10%£340,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£330,000
5-year change+15.8%
Full history since 1995
£11k£104k£196k£288k£381k199520102026 YTD2002 +25%−4%£340,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£533k
Semi-detached
£395k
Terraced
£325k
Flat
£205k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.7× · five-year average 10.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss11.8%

Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 11.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).

By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats11.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new16.6%
Bought second-hand10.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+19% · ~7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,882 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership61%

Owned outright
32%
With a mortgage
30%
Private rented
27%
Social rented
12%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,256

Southend-on-Sea City Council£1,888
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,504
Band B£1,755
Band C£2,006
Band D (baseline)£2,256
Band E£2,758
Band F£3,259
Band G£3,761
Band H£4,513
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£3,099 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by neighbourhood 11 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down

Fastest 5-yr growth: Southend-on-Sea +38.5%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Southend-on-Sea£237,500+38.5%639
Prittlewell£310,000+27.3%918
Hadleigh£477,500+20.9%132
Kursaal Estate£230,000+18.4%237
Southchurch£331,000+17.8%876
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Southend-on-Sea — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
5,218 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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