OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Southend-on-Sea

Private rents in Southend-on-Sea average £1,296 a month across all property sizes, up 4.7% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,296
1-bed
£872
2-bed
£1,108
3-bed
£1,349
4+ bed
£1,850
Flats
£1,027

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The £1,296 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £872 and a 3-bed at £1,349 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Southend-on-Sea
Two-year change: +11.8%Five-year change: +27.8%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.6% over the last six months, against +3% in the six before: rises are slowing.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
SS91,021 sales£405,000SS3417 sales£350,000SS1397 sales£345,000SS2625 sales£318,500SS0658 sales£316,250
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £345,000.
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What next door costs
Southend-on-Sea is the 3rd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Swale£1,019£1,231£1,8372Maldon£1,037£1,250£1,912
3Southend-on-SeaYou are here£1,108£1,349£1,850
4Medway£1,141£1,340£1,8295Castle Point£1,165£1,420£2,0336Rochford£1,167£1,425£1,8667Basildon£1,266£1,504£2,119
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.