Housing in SS3 9NR
What the homes in SS3 9NR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Shoebury
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,459 (2024)
SS3 9NRSouthend-on-Sea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51%). Flats make up 52.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.1% of households in the SS3 9NR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 16.8% own outright and 15.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented10.3%20.5%
- Social rented57.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.7%). 37.7% 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 9NR (West Shoebury) (about 1,459 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.