Housing in SS9 1RU
What the homes in SS9 1RU 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
- 1,622 (2024)
SS9 1RULeigh-on-Sea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (29.6%). Flats make up 26%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
78.2% of households in the SS9 1RU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 34.4% own outright and 43.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented20.6%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.1% 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 (24.7%). 29.6% 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 SS9 1RU (Leigh) (about 1,622 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.