Renting in Southend-on-Sea

Average Rent in Southend-on-Sea: £1,200/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,077 live Southend-on-Sea listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,200 /month

2,077 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Southend-on-Sea by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£780/mo	84
1 bed	£900/mo	781
2 bed	£1,300/mo	615
3 bed	£1,700/mo	277
4+ bed	£2,200/mo	150
Room (house share)	£695/mo	170

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Southend-on-Sea

What it costs to rent in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea currently has 2,077 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,200 a month. 60 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 25% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SS17 at around £700/mo, while SS5 sits nearer £2,500/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.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Southend-on-Sea around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Southend-on-Sea by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,077 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Southend-on-Sea

£780/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Southend-on-Sea is £780 a month, 35% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 84 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Southend-on-Sea

£900/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Southend-on-Sea is £900 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 781 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Southend-on-Sea

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Southend-on-Sea is £1,300 a month, 8% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 615 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Southend-on-Sea

£1,700/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Southend-on-Sea is £1,700 a month, 42% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 277 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Southend-on-Sea

£2,200/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Southend-on-Sea is £2,200 a month, 83% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 150 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Southend-on-Sea

£695/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Southend-on-Sea house share is £695 a month, 42% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 170 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £1,296/mo (Jul 26, +4.7% YoY).

Latest

£1,296

Jul 26

Annual

+4.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,016

Aug 21

Total change

+28%

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

£1,296/mo

£15,552/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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Southend-on-Sea

Flats & apartments

1010

66% of listings

Houses

331

22% of listings

Rooms

170

11% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Other house houses make up 33% of the 353 houses currently advertised in Southend-on-Sea.

Other house
33%118
Terraced
33%115
Semi-detached
20%71
Detached
8%27
Bungalow
6%22

Rent by postcode

Where Southend-on-Sea rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,244 live listings in 23 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Southend-on-Sea

1SS5£2,500/mo3 rentals
2SS8£2,238/mo4 rentals
3SS14£1,600/mo12 rentals

Cheapest in Southend-on-Sea

1SS17£700/mo3 rentals
2SS22£813/mo4 rentals
3SS1£1,000/mo426 rentals

Features · Southend-on-Sea

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

Live signal across 2,077 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

75%

of 510 Southend-on-Sea listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

71%

of 555 Southend-on-Sea listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Southend-on-Sea this week

60 homes came onto the Southend-on-Sea rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

60 new this weekUpdated today

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Southend-on-Sea

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Southend-on-Sea has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 36 of 36 postcode districts analysed, the median was 171 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Southend-on-Sea is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

171 crimes per area (median)
36 of 36 postcode districts covered
Data: September 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 July 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 (364) · pop. ~12,000
84
per 1k
Leigh-on-Sea
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (58) · pop. ~22,000
5.9
per 1k
Shoeburyness
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (95) · pop. ~12,000
16
per 1k
Prittlewell
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (205) · pop. ~8,000
65
per 1k
Thorpe Bay
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (228) · pop. ~10,000
53
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

788

OpenRent

487

OnTheMarket

383

PrimeLocation

212

SpareRoom

170

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Southend-on-Sea — your questions answered

How much is rent in Southend-on-Sea?

The average (median) asking rent in Southend-on-Sea is £1,200 a month — a 1-bed is £900 and a 2-bed £1,300, based on 2,077 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

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

The median asking rent for a studio in Southend-on-Sea is £780 a month, 35% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 84 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Southend-on-Sea?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Southend-on-Sea is £900 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 781 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Southend-on-Sea?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Southend-on-Sea is £1,300 a month, 8% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 615 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Southend-on-Sea?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Southend-on-Sea is £1,700 a month, 42% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 277 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Southend-on-Sea?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Southend-on-Sea is £2,200 a month, 83% above the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 150 listings currently on the market.

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

The median asking rent for a room in a Southend-on-Sea house share is £695 a month, 42% below the city-wide median of £1,200, based on 170 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

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

There are currently 2,077 rental properties available in Southend-on-Sea, with 60 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 171 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

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