Central Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4EA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SS2 4EA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.7%	51%	-1.7%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	47.3%	49%	1.7%	49.0%	0.0%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.9%	36.4%	0.5%	37.9%	-1.5%
Married: Opposite sex	49%	47.3%	-1.7%	44.2%	3.1%
Separated	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	7.3%	8.8%	1.5%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	6.5%	4.6%	-1.9%	6.1%	-1.5%

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	46.6%	42.4%	-4.2%	48.4%	-6.0%
Good health	40.5%	42.4%	1.9%	33.6%	8.8%
Fair health	9.6%	10.6%	1.0%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	3.2%	4.3%	1.1%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	22.4%	19.4%	-3.0%	18.2%	1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.6%	11.4%	-10.2%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.4%	16.5%	-3.9%	13.4%	3.1%
Apprenticeship	6.5%	3.8%	-2.7%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.9%	19.4%	5.5%	16.9%	2.5%
Degree or Similar	13.1%	27.4%	14.3%	33.8%	-6.4%
Other	2%	2.1%	0.1%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	0%	2.6%	2.6%	3.1%	-0.5%
Pakistani	0%	2.3%	2.3%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	0%	2.6%	2.6%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	93.6%	80.5%	-13.1%	81.4%	-0.9%
Other	0.3%	5%	4.7%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.2%	85.8%	-7.4%	83.2%	2.6%
European Union	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	6.1%	-1.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	0.6%	9.2%	8.6%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.9%	85.5%	-7.4%	83.2%	2.3%
10+ Years	0%	10.9%	10.9%	9.8%	1.1%
5-10 Years	0.3%	3%	2.7%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	4.2%	0.3%	-3.9%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.4%	76.7%	8.7%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
No passport held	10.3%	13.5%	-3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.5%	37.2%	4.3%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Hindu	5.6%	1.7%	3.9%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	5.3%	6.5%	-1.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Central Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Central Avenue was 32.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.7% lower than the St. Luke's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Central Avenue has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's and the 156th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -78.3%.

🔎 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. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,400

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in SS2 4EA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Central Avenue are based on 595 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 Central Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4EA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SS2 4EA

Average Price
£322,028

Semi-Detached
£336,587

Terraced
£358,777

Detached
£356,309

Flats/Maisonettes
£162,352

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Central Avenue

Average Price
£270,809

Semi-Detached
£333,900

Terraced
£299,817

Detached
£357,901

Flats/Maisonettes
£156,420

Other
£188,107

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Central AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
203A Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2024-09-06	£186,365
181 Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-09-25	£400,824
219 Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Terraced, an established residential building	£315,000	2022-06-10	£312,743
207 Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Terraced, an established residential building	£336,000	2022-04-13	£336,000
227 Central Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2022-04-11	£360,000

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SS2 4EA

Employment

SS2 4EA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	92
Retired	41
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Unemployed	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Other	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Manufacturing	18
Financial and insurance activities	15
Construction	14
Education	13
Human health and social work activities	10
Other	10
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Real estate activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Information and communication	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bournemouth Park Academy Bournemouth Park Road , SS2 5JN	3out of 4	375 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Temple Sutton Primary School Eastern Avenue , SS2 4BA	3out of 4	780 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Windermere Road , SS1 2RF	3out of 4	783 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamstel Junior School Hamstel Road , SS2 4PQ	3out of 4	831 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Hamstel Road , SS2 4PQ	3out of 4	831 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cecil Jones Academy Eastern Avenue , SS2 4BU	1out of 4	1,022 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Southend High School for Girls Southchurch Boulevard , SS2 4UZ	4out of 4	1,478 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Southchurch High School Southchurch Boulevard , SS2 4XA	2out of 4	1,875 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's High School Milton Road , SS0 7JS	3out of 4	2,346 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Southend High School for Boys Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RG	4out of 4	2,523 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,447 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Victory Park Academy Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG	2out of 4	956 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas School Philpott Avenue , SS2 4RL	3out of 4	1,115 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southend YMCA Community School The Ticket House , 110 East Street SS2 6LH	3out of 4	1,398 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Sutton House Academy Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG	2out of 4	2,058 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe Hall School Wakering Road , Southend-on-Sea SS1 3RD	- not rated	2,440 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bournemouth Park Bowls Club	Bournemouth Park Bowling Club, Wimborne Road	435 yd
Monti	513 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	614 yd
The Frying Pan	609 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	641 yd
Ashiana Indian Restaurant	565 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	641 yd
Cafe@thesquare	11 Cluny Square, Southend-On-Sea	650 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Exchange	659 - 665 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-sea	690 yd
Mawson's Micro Pub	781 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	813 yd
Guildford	The Guildford, 95 - 97 Sutton Road	813 yd
Mecca Bingo	2 Greyhound Way, Southend-On-Sea	917 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Oriental	1 Lonsdale Road, Southend-On-Sea	445 yd
Hong Kong Kitchen	483 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	614 yd
Kingfisher	476 - 478 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	648 yd
Charcoal Grill	21 Cluny Square, Southend-on-sea	650 yd
Cluny Fish Bar	23 Cluny Square, Southend-On-Sea	650 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Premier Southend Convenience Store	112 Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-On-Sea	442 yd
Nick's Convenience Store	493 - 495 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-sea	618 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarket Ltd, Unit 1	623 yd
Tesco	500 - 520 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea	661 yd
The Co-Operative Group Food Ltd	Co-Operative, 53 - 57 Sutton Road	813 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bournemouth Park Primary Academy BOURNEMOUTH PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	502 yd
Hamstel Junior School HAMSTEL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	708 yd
Temple Sutton Primary School EASTERN AVENUE	grass pitches	822 yd
St Nicholas School PHILPOTT AVENUE	grass pitches	999 yd
Cecil Jones Academy EASTERN AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,033 yd
Cecil Jones Academy (Lower Site) (Closed) Wentworth Road		1,043 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	100.0%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	182.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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