Prittlewell
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Prittlewell at a glance
- House prices
- £367,500
- Middle68th percentile
- Schools
- 68th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 86th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 118.9 per 1,000 residents
- Weak17th percentile
- Flood risk
- 5.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle50th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Prittlewell a good place to live?
Prittlewell may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data 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
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Prittlewell
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 118.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 17th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in 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 Prittlewell
House prices
- Median sale price
- £367,500
- Percentile
- 68th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 95 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 Prittlewell
Schools
68th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Prittlewell
Flood risk
5.1% 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 1.2% of the area. That is the 50th 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 Prittlewell
Transport
86th 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 Prittlewell a good place to live?
Prittlewell may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Prittlewell safe?
Prittlewell ranks in the 17th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Prittlewell?
The median sale price was £367,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 68th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Prittlewell?
Schools rank in the 68th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Prittlewell?
Nearby public profiles include Eastwood Park in Southend-on-Sea and Leigh in Southend-on-Sea.
