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Postcode area · Southend-on-Sea

Affluence in SS

How SS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
573,466 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off SS is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, SS scores 5.7 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.7/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 337 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills4.5
  • Crime5.3
  • Barriers to housing and services5.5
  • Employment5.6
  • Health and disability5.7
  • Income5.7
  • Children in low-income families5.8
  • Older people in low-income households5.9
  • Living environment6.2
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£56,536
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
59%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

56.5% of adults in SS are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.8% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.

SSEngland
Employee, full-time34.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.9%
Self-employed10%9.5%
Unemployed2.8%2.9%
Full-time student5.2%7.9%
Retired23.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.7%4.1%
Other2.9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

31.7% of adults in SS work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

SSEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.2%19.9%
Intermediate14.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed12.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%5.3%
Semi-routine12.3%11.3%
Routine11.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.8%8.5%
Full-time students5%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23.4% of adults in SS hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 21.1% have no qualifications.

SSEngland
Degree level or above23.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above16.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.3%
Other qualifications3%2.8%
No qualifications21.1%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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