Southend-on-Sea Council Housing & Tenant Rights [2026]

Name: Southend-on-Sea council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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Southend-on-Sea is one of England's local authorities.

Southend-on-Sea council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by Southend-on-Sea to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	1,129
Waiting for 1 bedroom	371
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	396
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	313
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	49
Council-owned dwellings	6,055
Social rent dwellings	5,898
Affordable rent dwellings	157
Vacant dwellings	162
Average relet time (days)	150.4
Lettings to new tenants	207
Lettings to existing tenants	54
Council evictions (total)	20
Evictions for rent arrears	16
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	3
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	1
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	C
New social rent homes built	0
New affordable rent homes built	0

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.