High Street, Southend-on-sea, SS1 1HS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SS1 1HS is primarily male, with 53.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	46.1%	-6.7%	51.0%	-4.9%
Male	47.2%	53.9%	6.7%	49.0%	4.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SS1 1HS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	51%	51.7%	0.7%	37.9%	13.8%
Married: Opposite sex	21.6%	21.5%	-0.1%	44.2%	-22.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.1%	5%	0.9%	2.2%	2.8%
Divorced	14.9%	17.5%	2.6%	9.1%	8.4%
Widowed	8.5%	3.2%	-5.3%	6.1%	-2.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.6%	48%	7.4%	48.4%	-0.4%
Good health	36.5%	35.8%	-0.7%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	17.7%	12.2%	-5.5%	12.7%	-0.5%
Bad health	3%	3.5%	0.5%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.2%	18.9%	-0.3%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	8%	-4.5%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	16.5%	2.8%	13.4%	3.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	5.6%	3.6%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	19.1%	6.6%	16.9%	2.2%
Degree or Similar	31.2%	30.6%	-0.6%	33.8%	-3.2%
Other	8.7%	1.3%	-7.4%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	2.5%	0.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	90.6%	87.9%	-2.7%	81.4%	6.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Other	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.7%	74%	-6.7%	83.2%	-9.2%
European Union	8.8%	15.2%	6.4%	6.1%	9.1%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	3.9%	3%	-0.9%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	4.4%	2.6%	-1.8%	5.6%	-3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.4%	74.4%	-6.0%	83.2%	-8.8%
10+ Years	3.9%	9.6%	5.7%	9.8%	-0.2%
5-10 Years	6.1%	8.2%	2.1%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	2.8%	5.9%	3.1%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	6.9%	1.9%	-5.0%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.7%	76.7%	-10.0%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
British Overseas Territories	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
No passport held	11.4%	13.5%	-2.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.5%	37.2%	14.3%
Christian	39.1%	46.2%	-7.1%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	3.8%	6.5%	-2.7%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 1030.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 246.1% higher than the Milton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton and the 6th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 469.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in SS1 1HS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 561 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Southend-On-Sea.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Street, Southend-on-sea, SS1 1HS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS1 1HS

Average Price
£595,984

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£595,984

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£438,204

Semi-Detached
£360,542

Terraced
£371,090

Detached
£1,649,655

Flats/Maisonettes
£184,491

Other
£1,325,787

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
97 High Street, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Other, an established residential building	£530,000	2024-04-18	£543,065
99 High Street, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Other, an established residential building	£650,000	2023-08-17	£658,961
99 High Street, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Terraced, an established residential building	£410,000	2015-05-15	£651,967

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SS1 1HS

Employment

SS1 1HS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	150
Retired	60
Self-Employed	53
Part-Time Employee	34
Unemployed	25
Other	14
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Student (economically inactive)	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	36
Manufacturing	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Financial and insurance activities	24
Education	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Other	16
Information and communication	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Avenue Road , SS0 7PJ	4out of 4	663 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Lancaster Gardens , SS1 2NS	3out of 4	695 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School North Road , SS0 7AY	3out of 4	853 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School Boston Avenue , SS2 6JH	3out of 4	912 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery Salisbury Avenue , SS0 7AU	3out of 4	963 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Bernard's High School Milton Road , SS0 7JS	3out of 4	983 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Southend High School for Boys Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RG	4out of 4	2,349 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Chase High School Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT	2out of 4	2,504 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Cecil Jones Academy Eastern Avenue , SS2 4BU	1out of 4	2,532 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Southend High School for Girls Southchurch Boulevard , SS2 4UZ	4out of 4	2,574 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education Luker Road , SS1 1ND	- not rated	308 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southend YMCA Community School The Ticket House , 110 East Street SS2 6LH	3out of 4	1,449 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Sutton House Academy Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG	2out of 4	1,936 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Victory Park Academy Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG	2out of 4	1,978 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lancaster School Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT	3out of 4	2,504 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas School Philpott Avenue , SS2 4RL	3out of 4	2,523 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
12th Street Burgers & Shakes	99 High Street, Southend-on-sea	15 yd
McDonald's	McDonalds, 72 - 74 High Street	55 yd
Bubble Garden	Ground Floor, 15 Clifftown Road	65 yd
Aroma Cafe	Pie And Mash Family Cafe, 5 Weston Road	70 yd
Taco Bell	Moss Bros, 84 High Street	71 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Last Post Public House	The Last Post, Weston Road	70 yd
Saks Sports Bar	23 - 25 Clifftown Road, Southend-On-Sea	77 yd
Hush	19 - 21 Clarence Road, Southend-On-Sea	146 yd
The Dickens	Dickens Public House, High Street	148 yd
Craftwerk Beers	14 Alexandra Street, Southend-On-Sea	179 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mooboo	97 High Street, Southend-on-sea	8 yd
Big Spice	4 Clifftown Road, Southend-on-sea	16 yd
Van Looys	Van Looy's Fish And Chips, 16 Clifftown Road	77 yd
Wenzel's The Bakers	119 High Street, Southend-on-sea	131 yd
Subway	3 The Royals, High Street	301 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	Marks And Spencer, 54 - 62 High Street	96 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Frozen Foods Plc, 4 - 18 York Road	221 yd
Tesco	4 - 6 The Royals, High Street	301 yd
Randells Food And Wine	71 - 73 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	448 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury, 39 - 45 London Road	582 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Locker Room CLIFFTOWN ROAD	health and fitness suite	120 yd
Anytime Fitness (Southend-On-Sea) MAITLAND HOUSE MAITLAND HOUSE WARRIOR SQUARE	health and fitness suite	303 yd
Warriors Swim Centre (Closed) Warrior Square	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	340 yd
Fitness4Less (Southend) UNIT F46 UNIT F46 CHARTWELL WEST (PLAZA CENTRE)	health and fitness suite	486 yd
Evolve Gym Southend (Closed) London Road	health and fitness suite	538 yd
Alexander House (Closed) Alexander House Alexander House Victoria Avenue		716 yd
Simply Gyms Southend THAMESGATE HOUSE 33-41 THAMESGATE HOUSE 33-41 VICTORIA AVENUE	health and fitness suite	870 yd
Sas Gym CARLTON COURT CARLTON COURT GRAINGER ROAD	health and fitness suite	934 yd
St Helens Catholic Primary School NORTH ROAD	grass pitches	992 yd
Milton Road Gardens ST. VINCENTS ROAD	tennis courts	998 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	100.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.