Essex
Southend-on-Sea
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Southend-on-Sea is best known for the world's longest pleasure pier, its seaside resort heritage and its closeness to London.
Postcode districts: SS1, SS2, SS9
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Southend-on-Sea grew from the 'south end' of the village of Prittlewell into one of England's most popular seaside resorts, especially for Londoners travelling down the Thames Estuary. It is home to Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world at over 1.3 miles, complete with its own railway. With its beaches, amusements and Adventure Island fun park, plus city status granted in 2022, Southend has a lively rental market and direct trains to London.
Source notes: Summarised from Wikipedia ("Southend-on-Sea", Wikidata Q180846 region; Q661 region; Q184674 region; Q41730 region; Q202059 region; Q193361 region; Q193980) and Southend-on-Sea City Council information.
Page prepared 2026-11-07. Figures come from the official sources named on each card; where we don't have reliable data we say so.