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Housing in SS9 4XX

What the homes in SS9 4XX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Eastwood Park
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,861 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.6%). Flats make up 33.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SS9 4XXEngland
Detached18.3%22.9%
Semi-detached33.6%31.5%
Terraced14.7%23%
Purpose-built flat27.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.2% of households in the SS9 4XX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 37.6% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.

SS9 4XX
66%
23%
England
  • Owned66.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented22.8%20.5%
  • Social rented10.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SS9 4XXEngland
Owned outright37.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association4.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SS9 4XXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (17%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.

SS9 4XXEngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 4XX (Eastwood Park) (about 1,861 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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