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SS1, Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea, East of England, England

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  • Updated 27 Oct 2026, 22:49
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Centre of SS1. The circle is the 1 mile crime search radius.

Summary

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In district SS1, the median sale price over the last 12 months was £330,000 from 223 sales.HM Land Registry 109 homes in the 6 sampled postcodes have an energy certificate; the median rating is band D (61 out of 100).EPC register An average of 898 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month were recorded within 1 mile over the 3 months to August 2026.data.police.uk The location is in Flood Zone 1 on the Environment Agency's Flood Map for Planning.Environment Agency 100% of premises in the sampled postcodes can get gigabit-capable broadband and 100% can get superfast speeds of 30 Mbit/s or more.Ofcom

Summary written automatically from the figures below. The data tables take precedence.

Median sale price (12 months)
£330,000
223 sales
Source: HM Land Registry
Crimes and ASB a month (1 mile)
898
Jun-Aug 2026
Source: data.police.uk
Flood zone
Zone 1
1 warning in force
Source: Environment Agency
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises
Source: Ofcom
Typical energy rating
Band D
109 certificates
Source: EPC register
Nearest station
0.2 km
Southend East Rail Station
Source: NaPTAN
Food businesses within ½ mile
1,044
Source: Food Standards Agency

Scores

Each out of 100. Higher is better for the people who live there.

How we score

Safety

13/100

898 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month within 1 mile (Jun-Aug 2026)

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Inputs to the safety score
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour2,693
Months of data3
Per month897.7
Severity-weighted crimes per km² per month141.1 per km² per month
Search radius1.6 km

Recorded street-level crime within the search radius, weighted by offence type (violence and robbery x2, ASB x0.5), per km² per month, placed on a log scale from 1 (scores 100) to 300 (scores 0).

  • Counts recorded crime by location, not risk to any individual; busy city centres score lower because of footfall.
  • Locations are anonymised to nearby map points by the police.

Confidence: high. Source: data.police.uk. How we score this

Flood risk

80/100

Flood Zone 1; 1 active flood alert nearby

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Inputs to the flood risk score
Flood Map for Planning zone1
Flood warning areas within 1 km3
Flood alert areas within 1 km2
Active warnings and alerts nearby1

Starts from the Environment Agency flood zone (Zone 1: 95, Zone 2: 60, Zone 3: 25), minus 10 if a flood warning area lies within 1 km (5 if only an alert area), minus 15 per active flood warning and 5 per active alert; a severe warning caps the score at 10.

  • Flood zones show the chance of river or sea flooding ignoring defences; they do not cover surface water or groundwater.
  • This is not a flood search. Use a professional search before buying.

Confidence: high. Source: Environment Agency. How we score this

Broadband

100/100

Gigabit-capable broadband available to 100% of premises

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Inputs to the broadband score
Gigabit-capable (1 Gbit/s+)100%
Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+)100%
Superfast (30 Mbit/s+)100%
Below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation0%
Premises in the data182

100 x (0.2 x superfast share + 0.3 x ultrafast share + 0.5 x gigabit share), minus 50 x the share of premises below the universal service obligation.

  • Ofcom's figures are modelled availability, not measured speeds.

Confidence: high. Source: Ofcom. How we score this

Energy efficiency

61/100

Median rating of 109 certificates: band D (61)

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Inputs to the energy efficiency score
Energy efficiency rating (SAP)61
EPC bandD
Based onmedian
Certificates used109

The SAP energy efficiency rating from the EPC (1-100, the number behind bands A-G): the property's own certificate when we can match the address, otherwise the median of the latest certificate for each property in the postcode.

  • Certificates last ten years and may predate later improvements.

Confidence: medium. Source: EPC register. How we score this

Price trend

29/100

Median sale price down 8.3% year on year in SS1

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Inputs to the price trend score
Change in median price-8.3%
Median price, last 12 months£330,000
Median price, previous 12 months£360,000
Sales, last 12 months223
Sales, previous 12 months361

50 + 2.5 x the percentage change in median sale price between the last 12 months and the 12 months before (so +20% scores 100 and -20% scores 0).

  • Measures recent price momentum, not value for money or affordability, and is not a forecast.
  • Medians move with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices.

Confidence: high. Source: HM Land Registry. How we score this

Amenities

100/100

1,044 food businesses, shops and school kitchens within 0.5 miles

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Inputs to the amenities score
Food businesses on the FSA register within the radius1,044
Radius805 m
Weighted count889.5
Restaurant cafe108
Other retail63
Takeaway41
Other22
Childcare health care20
Pub bar18
Supermarket12
Hotel accommodation8
School college7
Mobile caterer1

A weighted count of premises on the Food Standards Agency register within the radius (supermarkets x3, schools x2, cafés, restaurants, pubs and care settings x1, takeaways and other shops x0.5), scored as 100 x (1 - e^(-count / 80)).

  • The FSA register lists businesses that handle food, so it is a proxy for local amenities: parks, GP surgeries and gyms are not included.

Confidence: medium. Source: Food Standards Agency. How we score this

Transport

94/100

Southend East Rail Station 0.2 km away; 7 bus stops within 400 m

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Inputs to the transport score
Nearest railway station (Southend East Rail Station)173 m
Nearest metro or tram stop—
Bus stops within 400 m7

0.55 x a rapid-transit component (the better of: rail station 100 within 500 m falling to 0 at 4 km; metro/tram stop 100 within 500 m falling to 0 at 2 km) plus 0.45 x a bus component (12.5 points per stop within 400 m, up to 100).

  • NaPTAN lists stops, not how often services run.

Confidence: medium. Source: NaPTAN. How we score this

Planning freedom

Not scored

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Area insights

Sold prices

Source: HM Land Registry

Score 29/100

£330,000

Median sale price (12 months) · 223 sales

Median sale price down 8.3% year on year in SS1

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District SS1

Median, last 12 months
£330,000
Sales, last 12 months
223
Change on previous 12 months
-8.3%
Median over the period
£325,000
New builds
2%
Leasehold
49%
  • Detached (330)£711,250
  • Semi-detached (233)£490,000
  • Terraced (226)£334,500
  • Flat or maisonette (666)£210,000
20222023202420252026
Median sale price by year
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YearMedianSales
2022 (part year)£295,000355
2023£305,000274
2024£335,000313
2025£360,500357
2026 (part year)£321,250156

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 22:49.

Energy performance

Source: EPC register

Score 61/100

Band D

Typical energy rating · 109 certificates

Median rating of 109 certificates: band D (61)

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Homes with a certificate
109
Median rating
Band D (61)
Band C or better
25%
  • Band A0
  • Band B9
  • Band C18
  • Band D46
  • Band E34
  • Band F1
  • Band G1

Pooled across 6 postcodes near the centre of the district. Private rentals generally need band E or better.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 22:49.

Crime

Source: data.police.uk

Score 13/100

898

Crimes and ASB a month (1 mile) · Jun-Aug 2026

898 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month within 1 mile (Jun-Aug 2026)

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Crimes a month (average)
898
Months covered
3 to August 2026
Police force
Essex Police
  • Violence and sexual offences354.3
  • Anti-social behaviour142
  • Public order72.3
  • Shoplifting65
  • Drugs56.3
  • Criminal damage and arson53.3
  • Other theft49
  • Vehicle crime36
  • Other crime15.3
  • Burglary14.7

Crime locations on data.police.uk are anonymised: each crime is mapped to a nearby fixed point (the centre of a street, open space or similar), shown as 'on or near' that place, never to an exact address. Counts cover a 1-mile radius around the point and include anti-social behaviour.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 21:15.

Flood risk

Source: Environment Agency

Score 80/100

Zone 1

Flood zone · 1 warning in force

Flood Zone 1; 1 active flood alert nearby

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Flood zone
Zone 1
Warnings in force nearby
1
Warning areas within 1 km
3

Flood Zone 1 (low probability of flooding from rivers or the sea)

  • Flood alert: The Essex coast from St Peters Flat to and including Shoeburyness and the Crouch and Roach estuaries

    High tides over the next two days may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from 11:45pm Tuesday 27th October to 1:45am Wednesday 28th October. Tide levels will be high at Battlesbridge, and Hullbridge riversides. Creeksea Ferry Road onto Wallasea Island may be flooded. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at Clacton of 2.96mAODN at 00:45am, on Wednesday 28th October, which is 0.38m above tide tables, Wind Force 5, Westerly The high tide tomorrow afternoon is expected to be as high, with…

Flood zones show the chance of river or sea flooding ignoring defences. This is not a flood search; check the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service before buying.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 22:49.

Broadband

Source: Ofcom

Score 100/100

100%

Gigabit broadband · of premises

Gigabit-capable broadband available to 100% of premises

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  • Gigabit (1 Gbit/s+)100%
  • Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+)100%
  • Superfast (30 Mbit/s+)100%
  • Below 10 Mbit/s0%
Fastest predicted download
5,500 Mbit/s
Premises in the data
182

Speeds are Ofcom's modelled maximum predicted speeds for each premises (the best predicted speed from the major providers), not measured line speeds. What a home actually gets depends on the package, in-home wiring and network load.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 22:49.

Amenities

Source: Food Standards Agency

Score 100/100

1,044

Food businesses within ½ mile

1,044 food businesses, shops and school kitchens within 0.5 miles

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Food businesses within the radius
1,044
Radius
805 m
Hygiene rated 4 or 5
83%
  • Restaurants and cafés108
  • Other shops63
  • Takeaways41
  • Other22
  • Childcare, health and care20
  • Pubs and bars18
  • Supermarkets12
  • Hotels and guest houses8
  • Schools and colleges7
  • Mobile caterers1

based on the nearest 300 of 1,044

From the Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, a proxy for everyday amenities.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 22:49.

Public transport

Source: NaPTAN

Score 94/100

0.2 km

Nearest station · Southend East Rail Station

Southend East Rail Station 0.2 km away; 7 bus stops within 400 m

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Nearest station
Southend East Rail Station
Distance
173 m
Bus stops within 400 m
7
ModeWithin 400 mWithin 800 mNearest
Bus stops733Kensington Road (223 m)
Railway stations11Southend East Rail Station (173 m)

NaPTAN lists stops and stations, not how often services run.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 21:02.

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Sources and attribution

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