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Housing in SS0 9JF

What the homes in SS0 9JF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Westborough
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,757 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (38.1%). Flats make up 56.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SS0 9JFEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached11.3%31.5%
Terraced28.6%23%
Purpose-built flat14.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house38.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.9% of households in the SS0 9JF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 51.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

SS0 9JF
47%
52%
England
  • Owned46.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented51.5%20.5%
  • Social rented1.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS0 9JFEngland
Owned outright18%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent48.1%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association0.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS0 9JFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

SS0 9JFEngland
Living alone, under 6626%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households11%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Southend-on-Sea

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Southend-on-Sea (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Southend-on-SeaEngland
All homes£1,306£1,459
One bedroom£878£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,116£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,360£1,489
Four or more£1,864£2,161
Detached£1,665£1,640
Semi-detached£1,420£1,449
Terraced£1,322£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,035£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS0 9JF (Westborough) (about 1,757 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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