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18 recorded sales · median £175,000 · Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea Council · Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition 25/51 seats · 49% · OCD 2026
67/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£175k
median price
12.1
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£175k
median sold price
10.7 yrs
of local pay to buy
42 min
London — fastest
12
rail stations mapped
5
grammar schools
61
schools total
12.1
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
861
Violence — most
9.6
NO₂ · WHO 10
5.5%
in a flood zone
77
green spaces
7.2
PM2.5 · WHO 5
408
eat & drink
101
shops
94.8%
gigabit
18
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£43,498 in 1995 → £342,500 in 2019
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Southend-on-Sea, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £175,000. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2019 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 18 sales£175,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.7× · five-year average 10.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Southend-on-Sea11.8%
Of the homes across Southend-on-Sea that sold again within five years, 11.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats11.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new16.6%
Bought second-hand10.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+19% · ~7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,882 resale pairs) across Southend-on-Sea — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership61%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,256
Southend-on-Sea City Council£1,888
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,504
Band B£1,755
Band C£2,006
Band D (baseline)£2,256
Band E£2,758
Band F£3,259
Band G£3,761
Band H£4,513
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Southend-on-Sea how Hickling Close compares · from Southend-on-Sea
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Southend-on-Sea +38.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea | £237,500 | +38.5% | 639 |
| Prittlewell | £310,000 | +27.3% | 918 |
| Hadleigh | £477,500 | +20.9% | 132 |
| Kursaal Estate | £230,000 | +18.4% | 237 |
| Southchurch | £331,000 | +17.8% | 876 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Hickling Close — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Hickling Close | Semi-detached | — | — | £285,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 9 HICKLING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £390,000 | Nov 2019 |
| 12 HICKLING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £295,000 | Jul 2019 |
| 9 HICKLING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £365,000 | Nov 2018 |
| 10, Hickling Close | Semi-detached | — | — | £247,500 | Oct 2014 |
| 12 HICKLING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £175,000 | May 2012 |
| 9 HICKLING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £279,995 | Jan 2012 |
| 19 HICKLING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £250,000 | Nov 2007 |
| 9 HICKLING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £248,000 | May 2007 |
| 9 HICKLING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £198,000 | Oct 2006 |
18 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Southend-on-Sea
Crime runs at 12.1 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month12.1
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Southend-on-Sea
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Southend-on-Sea district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Southend-on-Sea
Population180,686
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
4.5/10
Employment
4.3/10
Education & skills
4.5/10
Health & disability
4.2/10
Crime
3.7/10
Housing & services
7.0/10
Living environment
4.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Southend-on-Sea — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+57%
Unemployment · economically active residents6.1%
Degree-level (Level 4+)27%
Good or very good health81%
Own their home61%
Median age41.7
Born outside the UK13%
See the full Southend-on-Sea report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
50% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairways Primary School | Primary | — | 0.9 km |
| Fairways Pre School Playgroup | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 0.9 km |
| Rascals | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 0.9 km |
| Edwards Hall Primary School | Primary | — | 1.0 km |
| Eastwood Community Early Years | Nursery | Good ('21) | 1.0 km |
| Grove Wood Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 1.8 km |
| Grove Road Pre-school | Nursery | Outstanding ('25) | 1.8 km |
| Wyburns Primary School | Primary | — | 1.8 km |
| Toad Hall Day Nursery and Pre School | Nursery | — | 1.8 km |
| Belfairs Academy | Secondary | Requires improvement ('24) | 1.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 78.5 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 82.9 yrs |
| Smoking | 8.4% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 58.2% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.9 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 1.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
11 of 11 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osbon Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.0 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 1.1 km |
| Dental Health & Aesthetics | Dentist | — | 1.2 km |
| Belfairs Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.2 km |
| Elmsleigh Drive Surgery | GP | — | 1.9 km |
| Elmsleigh Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.9 km |
| The Leigh Surgery | GP | — | 1.9 km |
| Dr Krishnan & Ptnr - Kent Elms Hc | GP | Good ('23) | 2.0 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Southend-on-Sea
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 42 min from Leigh-On-Sea.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh-On-Sea | 1.8 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 42 min |
| Rayleigh | 2.2 mi | London Liverpool Street | 43 min |
| Chalkwell | 2.5 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 42 min |
| Hockley | 2.7 mi | London Liverpool Street | 47 min |
| Southend Airport | 3.0 mi | London Liverpool Street | 53 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Leigh-On-Sea (42 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging4 points
Per 10,000 residents0.2
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Southend-on-Sea
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1002.3%
Flood zone5.5% of postcodes
Radonup to <1% of homes
Historic landfill16 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings108
Conservation areas14
Green belt13.8%
Green spaces77
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Southend-on-Sea
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 408 | 88% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 101 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 18 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 77 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Southend-on-Sea
Figures for the wider Southend-on-Sea — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate6.1%
In work (employment rate)56.9%
Companies registered here37,887
New incorporations (12m)4,318
Property companies (SPVs)4,637
See the full Southend-on-Sea report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district