Housing in SS3 8XL
What the homes in SS3 8XL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoeburyness
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,204 (2024)
SS3 8XLSouthend-on-Sea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (42.6%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.2% of households in the SS3 8XL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 35.8% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented25.4%20.5%
- Social rented7.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.6% 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 (21.3%). 22.3% 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 SS3 8XL (Shoeburyness) (about 1,204 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.