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In Southend-on-Sea · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
931
Incidents, 12 months
Median price
£226,064
HM Land Registry sold prices
Plain-English summary

Recorded crime in the local area is 5.5% lower than a year ago, with 931 incidents in the past year. The median sold price in this postcode sector is £226,064, up 12.4% over the past year but still 11.1% below three years ago. Violence and sexual offences remains the most common crime category, as it was three years ago. No flood risk has been identified.

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House prices in depth

The postcode sector has a median sold price of £226,064. That sits below the wider district median of £325,000 and the national median of £284,238. Prices are 12.4% higher than a year ago, but still 11.1% lower than three years ago. The latest movement points upwards, although the current median remains below both the district and national figures.

Crime in context

Recorded crime in the local area stands at 931 incidents in the past year, 5.5% down on a year ago. Violence and sexual offences remains the most common category, as it was three years ago. On the figures provided, the overall level of recorded crime is lower than a year ago, while the main crime type has not changed at the endpoints shown.

Flood risk

The flood band is shown as none identified.

Written from official dataUpdated 2026-07

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-07Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in the nearby postcode sector (a small cluster of streets), last 24 months.

Jul 21Jun 26

Range £142,500 – £924,000

Median sale price
£226,064
Sales
152

By property type

Median sold price by type across SS1 1, last 24 months.

  • Flat£195,000(87 sales)
  • Terraced£325,500(27 sales)
  • Detached£450,000(5 sales)
  • Semi-detached£545,000(4 sales)

Types shown greyed have too few recent sales for a reliable median — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

Sector median £226,064 vs the wider district £325,000 · national £284,238.

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
931
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences
Police.uk release · 2026-07

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £230,000 to £226,064 · Crime: 931 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £230,000 · Crime: 942 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £226,064 · Crime: 931 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £237,500 · Crime: 942 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 940 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 944 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 927 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £245,000 · Crime: 919 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £247,500 · Crime: 946 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £242,500 · Crime: 947 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £230,000 · Crime: 961 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £230,000 · Crime: 952 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £232,500 · Crime: 956 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £237,500 · Crime: 974 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £232,500 · Crime: 985 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £230,000 · Crime: 953 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £235,000 · Crime: 954 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £235,000 · Crime: 941 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £235,000 · Crime: 945 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £230,000 · Crime: 958 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 935 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 908 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £240,000 · Crime: 895 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024
September 2024reconstructed
Sector median £245,000 · Crime: 886 incidents in the 12 months to September 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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