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Kursaal: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Kursaal neighbourhood of Southend-on-Sea, England (ONS area Southend-on-Sea 014). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes SS1, SS2, SS99. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SS1 2RU.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Kursaal is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Southend-on-Sea (4 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £340,000 and flats for £182,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Southend-on-Sea (2.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Southend East, is about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£340,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£182,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.21; 0 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£45,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.0 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Kursaal sits in Southend-on-Sea
- Typical house price: 5th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea
- Average household income: 2nd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Kursaal
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Southend-on-Sea, 4 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Falling behind the borough
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Southend East Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (480 m in a straight line). About 9.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to Shoeburyness (about 7 min) and London Fenchurch Street (54 to 63 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Southend High School for Girls 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jul 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Kursaal
What is the typical house price in Kursaal?
£340,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.
How does Kursaal compare with the rest of Southend-on-Sea?
Typical house price: 5th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea.
Is Kursaal an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Kursaal gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.21; 0 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Kursaal?
Southend East. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (480 m in a straight line). About 9.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to Shoeburyness (about 7 min) and London Fenchurch Street (54 to 63 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Kursaal?
Nearest state primary school. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Southend High School for Girls. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jul 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.