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Housing in SS9 1FN

What the homes in SS9 1FN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Leigh
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,764 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (26.5%). Flats make up 56.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SS9 1FNEngland
Detached9.1%22.9%
Semi-detached18.2%31.5%
Terraced16.2%23%
Purpose-built flat26.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house22.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.5% of households in the SS9 1FN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.8% own outright and 35.7% with a mortgage.

SS9 1FN
66%
32%
England
  • Owned66.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented31.9%20.5%
  • Social rented1.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS9 1FNEngland
Owned outright30.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS9 1FNEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.1%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

SS9 1FNEngland
Living alone, under 6627.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%12.8%
Couple, no children17.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 SS9 1FN (Leigh) (about 1,764 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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