— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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6,963 people · median £292,500 · Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea Council · Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition 25/51 seats · 49% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £292,500, up 7.7% over five years. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 53 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£292,500
5-year change+7.7%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
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 ownership56%
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
£3,216 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in SS0 8 51 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Road | £169,500 | 417 | +53.8% |
| Crowstone Road | £183,500 | 411 | +25% |
| Valkyrie Road | £115,000 | 377 | +51.7% |
| Imperial Avenue | £138,000 | 339 | +12.2% |
| Elderton Road | £111,000 | 230 | +50.6% |
| Meteor Road | £97,250 | 228 | -3.5% |
| Chalkwell Avenue | £287,500 | 222 | -9.5% |
| Finchley Road | £110,000 | 207 | +15.6% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Southend-on-Sea how SS0 8 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 SS0 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 5 143 Kings Road | Flat | 3 | D | £430,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 21 Meteor Road | Detached | 3 | C | £195,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 1 42, Kings Road | Flat | 3 | D | £405,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 9a, Elderton Road | Flat | 3 | D | £315,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 92a Valkyrie Road | Flat | 3 | E | £289,200 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 2 31 Whitefriars Crescent | Flat | — | — | £205,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 20 Ailsa Road | Flat | 4+ | D | £310,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 34d Cobham Road | Flat | 2 | D | £164,000 | Jun 2026 |
| FLAT 1 36 WHITEFRIARS CRESCENT | Flat | 2 | D | £280,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 17 Cobham Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £200,000 | Jun 2026 |
260 sales in 12 months — 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
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