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SS9 1

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8,690 people · median £350,000 · Southend-on-Sea

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Southend-on-Sea Council · Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition 25/51 seats · 49% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population8,690

0–14

17%

15–24

25–44

29%

45–64

28%

65+

18%

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Median age42

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate57%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents6.1%

Self-employed · of people in work17.6%

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Retired22.5%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified39%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications12.4%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health81%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.36/10

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Happiness7.31/10

Feels worthwhile7.77/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.24/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 8/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% 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 8 in 2019 — little changed 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

7.5/10

Employment

7.6/10

Education & skills

7.6/10

Health & disability

7.1/10

Crime

5.3/10

Housing & services

8.9/10

Living environment

2.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

67%

own their home

93%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 3%

ONS Census 2021

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