Southend-on-Sea
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The average home in Southend-on-Sea sold for £328,383 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.6% on a year earlier. Across Southend-on-Sea, police record 115 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 92.
From the middle of Southend-on-Sea, the nearest primary school is The Westborough School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is South Essex College of Further and Higher Education, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Dr F Khan Carnavon Road Surgery, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk.
Prittlewell station is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest park, Churchill Gardens, is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Southend-on-Sea, police record 115 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 92. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Southend-on-Sea sold for £328,383 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £644,057, semi-detached £430,009, terraced £334,776, flats £198,797. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is The Westborough School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is South Essex College of Further and Higher Education, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Prittlewell is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £47,026 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).