Portland Avenue is in Southend-On-Sea and in Southend-On-Sea district. SS1 2DD is located in the Milton electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Rochford and Southend East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Portland Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2DD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SS1 2DB, SS1 2BZ, SS1 2DE, SS1 2AD, SS1 2BY, SS1 2DF, SS1 2AN, SS1 2LG, SS1 2BD.

Portland Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Portland Avenue are based on 59 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS1 2DD

Average Price
£299,914
Semi-Detached
£315,853
Terraced
£331,643
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£170,072
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portland Avenue

Average Price
£299,914
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portland AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1A Portland Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£153,0002023-03-22 £150,547
16 Portland Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£340,0002023-02-22 £330,878
11 Portland Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£425,0002022-07-13 £412,090
Lower Flat 17 Portland Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£208,0002022-05-27 £201,429
26 Portland Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea
Terraced, an established residential building 		£350,0002021-06-28 £369,630

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery
Lancaster Gardens, SS1 2NS 		412 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Windermere Road, SS1 2RF 		841 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
Avenue Road, SS0 7PJ 		943 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Helen's Catholic Primary School
North Road, SS0 7AY 		1,074 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
Boston Avenue, SS2 6JH 		1,082 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Bernard's High School
Milton Road, SS0 7JS 		1,274 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Southend High School for Girls
Southchurch Boulevard, SS2 4UZ 		2,284 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
1out of 4Cecil Jones Academy
Eastern Avenue, SS2 4BU 		2,334 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Southend High School for Boys
Prittlewell Chase, SS0 0RG 		2,490 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
2out of 4Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase, SS0 0RT 		2,689 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education
Luker Road, SS1 1ND 		477 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Southend YMCA Community School
The Ticket House, 110 East Street SS2 6LH 		1,497 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Victory Park Academy
Wentworth Road, SS2 5LG 		1,879 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Sutton House Academy
Wentworth Road, SS2 5LG 		2,052 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Nicholas School
Philpott Avenue, SS2 4RL 		2,257 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase, SS0 0RT 		2,689 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Udom Thai Restaurant28 York Road, Southend-On-Sea149 yd
Wings Chinese Restaurant36 York Road, Southend-On-Sea165 yd
Istanbul Turkish BBQ Restaurant34 York Road, Southend-On-Sea168 yd
Taco BellMoss Bros, 84 High Street229 yd
Solly's90 High Street, Southend-on-sea229 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The DickensDickens Public House, High Street341 yd
The Last Post Public HouseThe Last Post, Weston Road356 yd
Entice3 Warrior House, 42 - 82 Southchurch Road363 yd
Saks Sports Bar23 - 25 Clifftown Road, Southend-On-Sea369 yd
Infinity Showbar20 Alexandra Street, Southend-on-sea388 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mooboo97 High Street, Southend-on-sea289 yd
Big Spice4 Clifftown Road, Southend-on-sea298 yd
Subway3 The Royals, High Street315 yd
Wenzel's The Bakers119 High Street, Southend-on-sea334 yd
Van LooysVan Looy's Fish And Chips, 16 Clifftown Road369 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland FoodsIceland Frozen Foods Plc, 4 - 18 York Road149 yd
Marks & SpencerMarks And Spencer, 54 - 62 High Street245 yd
Tesco4 - 6 The Royals, High Street315 yd
Randells Food And Wine71 - 73 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea448 yd
The Co-Operative Group Food LtdCo-Operative, 53 - 57 Sutton Road699 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Warriors Swim Centre (Closed)
Warrior Square 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool250 yd
Anytime Fitness (Southend-On-Sea)
MAITLAND HOUSE MAITLAND HOUSE WARRIOR SQUARE 		health and fitness suite383 yd
The Locker Room
CLIFFTOWN ROAD 		health and fitness suite402 yd
Fitness4Less (Southend)
UNIT F46 UNIT F46 CHARTWELL WEST (PLAZA CENTRE) 		health and fitness suite561 yd
Evolve Gym Southend (Closed)
London Road 		health and fitness suite749 yd
Alexander House (Closed)
Alexander House Alexander House Victoria Avenue 		845 yd
Sas Gym
CARLTON COURT CARLTON COURT GRAINGER ROAD 		health and fitness suite946 yd
Simply Gyms Southend
THAMESGATE HOUSE 33-41 THAMESGATE HOUSE 33-41 VICTORIA AVENUE 		health and fitness suite999 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed20.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed19.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed24 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed24 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1.29 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Portland Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3703 crimes were reported near Portland Avenue . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SS1 2DD.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3703
Violence And Sexual Offences 1456
Shoplifting 407
Public Order 303
Anti Social Behaviour 302
Other Theft 286
Drugs 229
Criminal Damage And Arson 219
Burglary 108
Robbery 90
Theft From The Person 77
Possession Of Weapons 65
Vehicle Crime 55
Other Crime 54
Bicycle Theft 52

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of SS1 2DD.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Farringdon Service Road529 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Portland Avenue54 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Southend Central (Station)365 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Southend Central (Station)365 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Portland Avenue54 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Portland Avenue54 yd
2023-12ShopliftingOffender given a cautionOn or near Portland Avenue54 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Portland Avenue54 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Portland Avenue54 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bus/Coach Station397 yd

Employment

SS1 2DD area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee132
Part-Time Employee37
Retired27
Unemployed25
Self-Employed24
Long-Term Sick or disabled23
Looking after home or family21
Other14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Student (economically inactive)7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Manufacturing19
Financial and insurance activities19
Accommodation and food service activities18
Construction13
Administrative and support service activities11
Other9
Transport and storage9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Education6
Real estate activities1
Information and communication1

People

Gender

Female198
Male196

Partnership Status

Single164
Married: Opposite sex92
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated12
Divorced33
Widowed15

Health

Very good health163
Good health157
Fair health50
Bad health18
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications56
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 50
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
Degree or Similar 116
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi14
Chinese12
Indian18
Pakistani14
Other Asian10
Black African26
Black Caribbean7
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other6
White255
Arab1
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom264
European Union47
Rest of Europe8
Africa22
Middle East and Asia46
The Americas and the Caribbean5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK264
10+ Years85
5-10 Years23
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom251
Ireland1
Germany4
Italy4
Portugal3
Spain6
Lithuania5
Poland17
Romania13
Other EU countries10
Turkey2
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa5
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held55

Religion

No religion154
Christian162
Buddhist9
Hindu12
Muslim26
Other religion5
Not answered27
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