Crap Towns / Southend-on-Sea / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Southend-on-Sea?
In the Southend-on-Sea council area, 715 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 0.85% of all homes, 27% lower than England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 634 | 0.80% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 824 | 1.04% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 593 | 0.74% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 701 | 0.87% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 615 | 0.76% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 596 | 0.73% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 630 | 0.77% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 724 | 0.88% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 643 | 0.78% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 658 | 0.79% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 633 | 0.76% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 622 | 0.74% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 715 | 0.85% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Castle Point | 1.41% |
| Rochford | 1.10% |
| Maldon | 1.02% |
| Chelmsford | 0.98% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 0.85% |
| Across England | 1.17% |