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Southchurch

Middle area

East Southend-on-Sea. 10,356 people in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Southchurch’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£463,000
1,256th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,151
1,058th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Southchurch compares

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from £225,000 to £627,500. The middle area is £366,250. Southchurch is £463,000.
£463,0003rd highest
Population17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 9,116 to 13,008. The middle area is 10,581. Southchurch is 10,151.
10,1518th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 95.9% to 99.6%. The middle area is 99.0%. Southchurch is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 1.3% to 8.3%. The middle area is 3.6%. Southchurch is 3.1%.
3.1%7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Southend-on-Sea

These figures are published for the whole of Southend-on-Sea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southend-on-Sea and not Southchurch alone. See Southend-on-Sea

Average house price
£328,383
Up 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,554
106th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.0
89th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Southchurch in brief

The median price paid for a home in Southchurch was £463,000 in 2025.

Southchurch had 10,151 usual residents at the census.

In Southchurch, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Southchurch, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.