Property searches in Southend-on-Sea

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Southend-on-Sea cost £326,132 in August 2026. Prices have barely moved in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£326,132	+0.0%
Detached	£638,159	+0.3%
Semi-detached	£426,880	+1.3%
Terraced	£332,274	+1.1%
Flat or maisonette	£197,827	-2.2%
First-time buyers	£268,955	+0.0%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Southend-on-Sea pays £2,265 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,510	£151
B	£1,762	£176
C	£2,013	£201
D	£2,265	£227
E	£2,769	£277
F	£3,272	£327
G	£3,775	£378
H	£4,530	£453

Renting

The average private rent is £1,316 a month (+5.1% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.8% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£884
2	£1,124
3	£1,371
4 or more	£1,879

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Southend-on-Sea is split into 108 small neighbourhoods. 23% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 24% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 64% of homes are owned, 25% privately rented and 11% socially rented; 20% of people are 65 or over and 23% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 96.8% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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