Belfairs
Strong on safety, with schools to consider
Belfairs at a glance
- House prices
- £390,000
- Middle73rd percentile
- Schools
- 27th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 61st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 42.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong78th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.9% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land20th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Belfairs a good place to live?
Belfairs may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Southend-on-Sea below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Belfairs
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 42.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 78th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Belfairs
House prices
- Median sale price
- £390,000
- Percentile
- 73rd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 101 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Belfairs
Schools
27th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Belfairs
Flood risk
0.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.6% of the area. That is the 20th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Belfairs
Transport
61st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Belfairs a good place to live?
Belfairs may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Belfairs safe?
Belfairs ranks in the 78th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Belfairs?
The median sale price was £390,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 73rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Belfairs?
Schools rank in the 27th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Belfairs?
Nearby public profiles include West Shoebury in Southend-on-Sea and Chalkwell in Southend-on-Sea.
