Southchurch Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2LX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SS1 2LX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.1%	51.5%	-0.6%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	47.9%	48.5%	0.6%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 2LX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.2% 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	51.1%	57.2%	6.1%	37.9%	19.3%
Married: Opposite sex	24.1%	21.5%	-2.6%	44.2%	-22.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.9%	4.7%	1.8%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	18.3%	14.1%	-4.2%	9.1%	5.0%
Widowed	3.6%	1.7%	-1.9%	6.1%	-4.4%

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	44.1%	39.6%	-4.5%	48.4%	-8.8%
Good health	37.6%	39.1%	1.5%	33.6%	5.5%
Fair health	11.5%	14.3%	2.8%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	5.9%	5.7%	-0.2%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	1.2%	0.2%

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	20.9%	16.3%	-4.6%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.6%	11.4%	-6.2%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.1%	19.7%	0.6%	13.4%	6.3%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	5.8%	4.4%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	17.7%	6.9%	16.9%	0.8%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	26%	5.5%	33.8%	-7.8%
Other	9.7%	3%	-6.7%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.4%	1.1%	-1.3%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	1.5%	3.6%	2.1%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	3.8%	5.2%	1.4%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
White	82.1%	75.8%	-6.3%	81.4%	-5.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.3%	2%	1.7%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.2% 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	72.6%	69.2%	-3.4%	83.2%	-14.0%
European Union	15.9%	14.8%	-1.1%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	4.1%	3.6%	-0.5%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	7.9%	1.1%	5.6%	2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.1%	69.5%	-2.6%	83.2%	-13.7%
10+ Years	7.6%	14%	6.4%	9.8%	4.2%
5-10 Years	7.4%	5.2%	-2.2%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	5.6%	5.2%	-0.4%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	7.4%	6.1%	-1.3%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.8%	76.7%	-11.9%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	14.9%	13.5%	1.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.9%	37.2%	13.7%
Christian	32.1%	46.2%	-14.1%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	4.1%	6.5%	-2.4%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Southchurch Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southchurch Road was 1642.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 451.6% higher than the Milton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southchurch Road has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton and the 4th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 785.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.1%.

🔎 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 2LX, 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 Southchurch Road are based on 707 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 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2LX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS1 2LX

Average Price
£580,771

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£529,277

Flats/Maisonettes
£655,277

Other
£609,254

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southchurch Road

Average Price
£216,823

Semi-Detached
£390,983

Terraced
£300,420

Detached
£458,219

Flats/Maisonettes
£177,017

Other
£585,876

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southchurch Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
114A Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£685,000	2022-05-03	£660,807
108 - 110 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Other, an established residential building	£500,000	2016-06-27	£614,396
96D Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Detached, an established residential building	£285,000	2005-12-08	£601,667
98 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Detached, an established residential building	£85,000	1998-08-12	£443,681
98 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Detached, an established residential building	£70,000	1996-06-06	£478,417

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SS1 2LX

Employment

SS1 2LX area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% 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 Employee	131
Part-Time Employee	47
Unemployed	33
Self-Employed	30
Looking after home or family	28
Student (economically inactive)	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Retired	21
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Human health and social work activities	19
Manufacturing	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Other	14
Education	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Construction	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Transport and storage	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Lancaster Gardens , SS1 2NS	3out of 4	467 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School Boston Avenue , SS2 6JH	3out of 4	836 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bournemouth Park Academy Bournemouth Park Road , SS2 5JN	3out of 4	844 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Windermere Road , SS1 2RF	3out of 4	856 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School North Road , SS0 7AY	3out of 4	903 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,289 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Cecil Jones Academy Eastern Avenue , SS2 4BU	1out of 4	2,070 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Southend High School for Boys Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RG	4out of 4	2,179 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Southend High School for Girls Southchurch Boulevard , SS2 4UZ	4out of 4	2,270 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Chase High School Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT	2out of 4	2,417 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	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	373 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	1,139 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Victory Park Academy Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG	2out of 4	1,527 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sutton House Academy Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG	2out of 4	1,726 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas School Philpott Avenue , SS2 4RL	3out of 4	2,130 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lancaster School Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT	3out of 4	2,417 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
Yoga Dharma	129 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	51 yd
Heritage Restaurant And Lounge	32 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	140 yd
The Burrito	34 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	140 yd
SFC / Mexican Burritto	26 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	140 yd
Sell Fish	28 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	148 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Entice	3 Warrior House, 42 - 82 Southchurch Road	48 yd
Cow & Telescope	79 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	135 yd
Hero's	Ground Floor, 14 - 16 Southchurch Road	210 yd
MooMoo Clubrooms Southend	Basement, Maitland House	234 yd
The Slug And Lettuce	6 - 8 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	240 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Italian Pizza House	105 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-sea	65 yd
KC's International	KC's, 65 Southchurch Road	135 yd
Royal Chicken & Pizza	63 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	135 yd
Papa Johns Pizza	Papa Johns, Warrior House	140 yd
Subway	33 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	283 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Randells Food And Wine	71 - 73 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	148 yd
The Co-Operative Group Food Ltd	Co-Operative, 53 - 57 Sutton Road	349 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Frozen Foods Plc, 4 - 18 York Road	490 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks And Spencer, 54 - 62 High Street	500 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury, 39 - 45 London Road	569 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Warriors Swim Centre (Closed) Warrior Square	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	136 yd
Anytime Fitness (Southend-On-Sea) MAITLAND HOUSE MAITLAND HOUSE WARRIOR SQUARE	health and fitness suite	243 yd
Fitness4Less (Southend) UNIT F46 UNIT F46 CHARTWELL WEST (PLAZA CENTRE)	health and fitness suite	297 yd
The Locker Room CLIFFTOWN ROAD	health and fitness suite	500 yd
Alexander House (Closed) Alexander House Alexander House Victoria Avenue		576 yd
Sas Gym CARLTON COURT CARLTON COURT GRAINGER ROAD	health and fitness suite	584 yd
Evolve Gym Southend (Closed) London Road	health and fitness suite	607 yd
Simply Gyms Southend THAMESGATE HOUSE 33-41 THAMESGATE HOUSE 33-41 VICTORIA AVENUE	health and fitness suite	714 yd
South East Essex College Of Arts And Technology (Closed) Carnarvon Road	grass pitches	823 yd
Bournemouth Park Primary Academy BOURNEMOUTH PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	831 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	81.8%

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	0.0%

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