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Best places to live in Greater Southend-on-Sea

6 municipalities with 752,979 residents within about 25 km of Southend-on-Sea, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Southend-on-Sea, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Rochford
    Essex Thames Gateway, 86,209 residents    49
  2. 2Maldon
    Heart of Essex, 63,975 residents    48
  3. 3Swale
    Kent Thames Gateway, 146,694 residents    47
  4. 4Castle Point
    Essex Thames Gateway, 89,814 residents    46
  5. 5Southend-on-Sea
    Southend-on-Sea, 181,808 residents    36
  6. 6Basildon
    Essex Thames Gateway, 184,479 residents    34

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For retired couples

  1. 1Rochford
    Essex Thames Gateway, 86,209 residents    75
  2. 2Maldon
    Heart of Essex, 63,975 residents    68
  3. 3Castle Point
    Essex Thames Gateway, 89,814 residents    68
  4. 4Basildon
    Essex Thames Gateway, 184,479 residents    65
  5. 5Swale
    Kent Thames Gateway, 146,694 residents    60
  6. 6Southend-on-Sea
    Southend-on-Sea, 181,808 residents    60

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For remote workers

  1. 1Southend-on-Sea
    Southend-on-Sea, 181,808 residents    64
  2. 2Swale
    Kent Thames Gateway, 146,694 residents    61
  3. 3Rochford
    Essex Thames Gateway, 86,209 residents    59
  4. 4Castle Point
    Essex Thames Gateway, 89,814 residents    57
  5. 5Basildon
    Essex Thames Gateway, 184,479 residents    55
  6. 6Maldon
    Heart of Essex, 63,975 residents    55

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For commuters

  1. 1Basildon
    Essex Thames Gateway, 184,479 residents    76
  2. 2Swale
    Kent Thames Gateway, 146,694 residents    73
  3. 3Rochford
    Essex Thames Gateway, 86,209 residents    72
  4. 4Southend-on-Sea
    Southend-on-Sea, 181,808 residents    72
  5. 5Castle Point
    Essex Thames Gateway, 89,814 residents    71
  6. 6Maldon
    Heart of Essex, 63,975 residents    62

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For single professionals

  1. 1Southend-on-Sea
    Southend-on-Sea, 181,808 residents    59
  2. 2Swale
    Kent Thames Gateway, 146,694 residents    55
  3. 3Castle Point
    Essex Thames Gateway, 89,814 residents    54
  4. 4Rochford
    Essex Thames Gateway, 86,209 residents    51
  5. 5Basildon
    Essex Thames Gateway, 184,479 residents    49
  6. 6Maldon
    Heart of Essex, 63,975 residents    41

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Swale
    Kent Thames Gateway, 146,694 residents    49
  2. 2Southend-on-Sea
    Southend-on-Sea, 181,808 residents    46
  3. 3Castle Point
    Essex Thames Gateway, 89,814 residents    41
  4. 4Rochford
    Essex Thames Gateway, 86,209 residents    39
  5. 5Basildon
    Essex Thames Gateway, 184,479 residents    38
  6. 6Maldon
    Heart of Essex, 63,975 residents    36

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Towns in Greater Southend-on-Sea