— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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7,627 people · median £275,000 · Southend-on-Sea
More affordable than most
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 £275,000, up 23.3% over five years. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 51 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£275,000
5-year change+23.3%
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 ownership43%
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
£2,522 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 SS2 5 52 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth Park Road | £135,000 | 595 | +20.8% |
| Sutton Road | £140,000 | 562 | +14.3% |
| Station Avenue | £138,000 | 238 | +48.9% |
| Kenway | £150,000 | 217 | +46.7% |
| St Anns Road | £90,000 | 197 | -12.6% |
| Guildford Road | £110,500 | 181 | +13.8% |
| South Avenue | £120,000 | 174 | +16.7% |
| Coleman Street | £65,000 | 163 | — |
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 SS2 5 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 SS2 5 — sold prices
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| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 South Avenue | Terraced | 4+ | D | £290,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 164 Bournemouth Park Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £320,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 16 Optical Court 16 Kenway | Flat | 2 | C | £180,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 44 Stuart Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £310,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 109, Royston Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | E | £352,000 | May 2026 |
| 10 Bournemouth Park Road | Flat | 3 | D | £380,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 48 Urban Base Bircham Road | Flat | 2 | B | £188,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 22 257-285, Sutton Road | Flat | 2 | B | £230,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 31 257-285, Sutton Road | Flat | 3 | B | £250,000 | May 2026 |
| 31 Ennismore Gardens | Terraced | 3 | C | £380,000 | May 2026 |
290 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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