Housing in SS2 6JE
What the homes in SS2 6JE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,062 (2024)
SS2 6JESouthend-on-Sea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.3%). Flats make up 71.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.1% of households in the SS2 6JE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.6% own outright and 15.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented40.4%20.5%
- Social rented27.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.1%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS2 6JE (Victoria) (about 2,062 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.