Renting in Southend-on-Sea

Average Rent in Southend-on-Sea

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The average rent in Southend-on-Sea is £1,200/mo, with 1,544 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Southend-on-Sea rental appears.

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Renting in Southend-on-Sea

What it costs to rent in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea currently has 1,544 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,200 a month. 47 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 24% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is ME3 at around £850/mo, while SS8 sits nearer £2,038/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Southend-on-Sea rental market at a glance

1,544

Active rentals in Southend-on-Sea

£1,200/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Southend-on-Sea

Median monthly rent, based on 1,544 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£900/mo	574
2 bed	£1,300/mo	456
3 bed	£1,700/mo	194
4+ bed	£2,100/mo	114
Room	£695/mo	138

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Southend-on-Sea rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Southend-on-Sea. Latest: £1,278/mo (Mar 26, +5.6% YoY).

Latest

£1,278

Mar 26

Annual

+5.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,010

Apr 21

Total change

+27%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Southend-on-Sea pay goes on rent?

Renters in Southend-on-Sea spend an estimated 46% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,278/mo

£15,336/yr

Median pay

£33,594/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

46%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Southend-on-Sea

Most Southend-on-Sea homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 83,170 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.93

≈ Band B–C

Stock

83k

83,170 properties

A
21%17,140
B
19%16,150
C
30%24,730
D
15%12,890
E
8%6,800
F
4%3,700
G
2%1,640
H
0%130

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Southend-on-Sea

98% of Southend-on-Sea premises can already get full-fibre and 98% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

98%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

98%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

495 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
98%
Gigabit-capable
98%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Southend-on-Sea), July 2025, covering 82,740 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Southend-on-Sea homes

33% of Southend-on-Sea homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

33%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

67%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

67k

66,982 EPCs

A
0%114
B
6%3,808
C
27%18,294
D
44%29,567
E
19%12,400
F
3%2,229
G
1%570

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Southend-on-Sea. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Southend-on-Sea

12 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Southend-on-Sea centroid. The five closest:

1
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · SS2 6JH
0.26 mi
2
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · SS0 7AY
0.38 mi
3
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · SS1 2NS
0.40 mi
4
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · SS0 7PJ
0.41 mi
5
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Foundation school · SS0 7AU
0.50 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Southend-on-Sea centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Southend-on-Sea

Flats & apartments

760

65% of listings

Houses

244

21% of listings

Rooms

138

12% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Southend-on-Sea — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 32% of the 265 houses currently advertised in Southend-on-Sea.

Terraced
32%86
Other house
28%73
Semi-detached
23%62
Detached
9%23
Bungalow
8%21

Rent by postcode

Where Southend-on-Sea rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 913 live listings in 18 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Southend-on-Sea

1SS8£2,038/mo6 rentals
2SS14£1,650/mo7 rentals
3ME4£1,515/mo37 rentals

Cheapest in Southend-on-Sea

1ME3£850/mo3 rentals
2ME12£850/mo7 rentals
3SS1£1,050/mo301 rentals

Features · Southend-on-Sea

Garden, parking, and floor area in Southend-on-Sea

Live signal across 1,544 Southend-on-Sea rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

76%

of 332 Southend-on-Sea listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

73%

of 364 Southend-on-Sea listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Southend-on-Sea

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Southend-on-Sea has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 36 of 36 postcode districts analysed, the median was 185 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Southend-on-Sea is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

185 crimes per area (median)
36 of 36 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Southend-on-Sea’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Southend-on-Sea

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Leigh-on-Sea has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Southend-on-Sea.

Westcliff-on-Sea
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (326) · pop. ~12,000
76
per 1k
Leigh-on-Sea
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (50) · pop. ~22,000
5.4
per 1k
Shoeburyness
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (79) · pop. ~12,000
14
per 1k
Prittlewell
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (171) · pop. ~8,000
59
per 1k
Thorpe Bay
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (228) · pop. ~10,000
48
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Southend-on-Sea listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Southend-on-Sea.

Rightmove

574

OpenRent

359

OnTheMarket

306

SpareRoom

138

PrimeLocation

133

Leaders

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Renting in Southend-on-Sea — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Southend-on-Sea?

The median rent in Southend-on-Sea is £1200/month based on 1544 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Southend-on-Sea?

There are currently 1544 rental properties available in Southend-on-Sea, with 47 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Southend-on-Sea safe for renters?

Southend-on-Sea has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 185 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Southend-on-Sea?

The most commonly reported crime category in Southend-on-Sea is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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