Typical 3-bedroom house£479kmost £395k–£593k
Houses per m²£5,127flats £4,311
Sold last year5343,423 in five years
Prices in Southend-on-Sea+1.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS9 sold for £479,284 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £394,525 and £592,989, for about 96 m² of space.
534 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £206k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS9 5 (£4,613) and the most in SS9 2 (£5,839).
Across Southend-on-Sea, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 9.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,360 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,186 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £96,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.
Questions about SS9
Is SS9 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Southend-on-Sea are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (88% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.2% against 43.8%); 534 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in SS9?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS9 sold for £479,284 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £394,525 and £592,989.
How many homes sell in SS9 each year?
534 homes sold in the last year and 3,423 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near SS9?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Edwards Hall Primary School, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SS9?
For a 3-bedroom house, SS0 (£378k, 3 km), SS2 (£357k, 5 km), SS7 (£406k, 5 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.