Typical 3-bedroom house£378kmost £338k–£447k
Houses per m²£4,221flats £3,509
Sold last year3102,420 in five years
Prices in Southend-on-Sea+1.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS0 sold for £378,272 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £337,550 and £446,761, for about 94 m² of space.
310 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 £166k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SS0 7 (£3,755) and the most in SS0 8 (£5,089).
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 £1,725 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £76,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.
Questions about SS0
Is SS0 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 (91% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.2% against 43.8%); 310 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 SS0?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SS0 sold for £378,272 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £337,550 and £446,761.
How many homes sell in SS0 each year?
310 homes sold in the last year and 2,420 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 SS0?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Barons Court Primary School and Nursery, where 91% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SS0?
For a 3-bedroom house, SS8 (£339k, 7 km), SS13 (£332k, 13 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.