Housing in SS9 3EA
What the homes in SS9 3EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blenheim Park
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
SS9 3EALeigh-on-Sea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.5%). Flats make up 29.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
75.2% of households in the SS9 3EA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.6% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented17%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. 33.7% 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 66 or over (19.5%). 23.6% 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 3EA (Blenheim Park) (about 1,659 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.