— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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14,194 people · median £255,000 · Southend-on-Sea
More affordable than mostFast broadband
Southend-on-Sea Council · Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition 25/51 seats · 49% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £255,000, up 26.3% over five years. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 58 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£255,000
5-year change+26.3%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.7× · five-year average 10.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Southend-on-Sea11.8%
Of the homes across Southend-on-Sea 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) across Southend-on-Sea — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership42%
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
£2,505 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 street in SS1 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southchurch Road | £129,995 | 564 | +2.7% |
| York Road | £64,000 | 488 | -19.2% |
| Southchurch Avenue | £125,000 | 403 | +11% |
| Eastern Esplanade | £190,000 | 380 | +1.9% |
| Victoria Road | £155,000 | 351 | +14.7% |
| Ambleside Drive | £139,750 | 336 | +5.9% |
| Woodgrange Drive | £163,500 | 298 | +10.2% |
| Marks Court | £100,000 | 278 | +18% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Southend-on-Sea how SS1 2 compares · from Southend-on-Sea
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Southend-on-Sea +38.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 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 SS1 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Chinchilla Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £290,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 8 Park Lane | Terraced | 4+ | D | £412,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 23, Ilfracombe Avenue | Terraced | 4+ | E | £427,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 34 Brighton Avenue | Terraced | 2 | D | £262,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 1 Dalmatia Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £317,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 43 AMBLESIDE DRIVE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £457,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 79, Rutland Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £560,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 40 Rutland Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £497,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 72 Shaftesbury Avenue | Flat | 2 | C | £265,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 22 Brunswick Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £550,000 | Jun 2026 |
410 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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