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Housing in SS1 1DW

What the homes in SS1 1DW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southend Central
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,783 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.5%). Flats make up 78.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SS1 1DWEngland
Detached2%22.9%
Semi-detached7.6%31.5%
Terraced12%23%
Purpose-built flat37.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house37.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.9% of households in the SS1 1DW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 48.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 26.2% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.

SS1 1DW
49%
48%
England
  • Owned48.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented48.2%20.5%
  • Social rented2.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS1 1DWEngland
Owned outright26.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent45.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS1 1DWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.4%). 17.3% of households include dependent children.

SS1 1DWEngland
Living alone, under 6632.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households7%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 SS1 1DW (Southend Central) (about 1,783 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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