Residential dwellings
18,757
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
SS2 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,265/month · Gross yield 4.7% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is SS2?
SS2: residential dwellings 18,757.
HMO-shaped dwellings
1.6%
SS2 ranks 3rd of 4 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 13,625
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.6%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.4%
- EPC A or B
- 10%
- EPC D or worse
- 58%
What does SS2 earn?
SS2: asking rent £1,265/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 518 lets).
Asking rent
£1,265/month 12 months to Sep 2026
518 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 518 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
833 lets
-2.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 833 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
213 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does SS2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in SS2 runs from £908/month for 1 bedroom to £1,672/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £908/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2.2% on the previous 12 months | 316 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,279/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.4% on the previous 12 months | 286 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,672/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.2% on the previous 12 months | 183 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns SS2?
Corporate landlords hold 80% of the 771 units in SS2 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords80% of classified · 620 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)12% of classified · 96 units
- Housing associations6.7% of classified · 52 units
- RMC0.4% of classified · 3 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does SS2 rank?
SS2 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea for asking rent, at £1,265/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea
SS2 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea for asking rent, at £1,265/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS9 | £1,547/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 496 | measured |
| 2 | SS2 | £1,265/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 518 | measured |
| 3 | SS0 | £1,202/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 884 | measured |
| 4 | SS1 | £1,056/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 532 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea
SS2 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS2 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 833 | measured |
| 2 | SS0 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,407 | measured |
| 3 | SS1 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,039 | measured |
| 4 | SS9 | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 832 | measured |
Where next from SS2?
- Southend-on-SeaThe wider market this area sits in.
- SS0Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,843/m² · Sep 2026
- SS1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,133/m² · Sep 2026
- SS9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,251/m² · Sep 2026
- SS3Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,040/m² · Sep 2026
- SS4Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,147/m² · Sep 2026
- SS5Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,145/m² · Sep 2026
- SS6Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,771/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about SS2
- What is the average rent in SS2?
- Homes to let in SS2 asked a median £1,265/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 518 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in SS2?
- 4.7% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 833 lets. -2.6% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in SS2?
- SS2 has 18,757 homes, 1.6% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about SS2
- Property values in SS2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in SS2Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in SS2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in SS2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in SS2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in SS2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in SS2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 518 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 833 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |