Strong on transport, with schools to consider

Westborough at a glance

House prices
£333,000
Middle60th percentile
Schools
19th percentile
Weak
Transport
81st percentile
Strong
Crime rate
54.2 per 1,000 residents
Middle63rd percentile
Flood risk
3.2% of the area in flood zones
Middle38th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Westborough a good place to live?

Westborough may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. 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

  • Movers who value stronger transport access

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Westborough

Crime rate

Crime rate
54.2 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
63rd percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

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 Westborough

House prices

Median sale price
£333,000
Percentile
60th percentile nationally

House prices are around 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 Westborough

Schools

19th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Westborough

Flood risk

3.2% 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 0.4% of the area. That is the 38th 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 Westborough

Transport

81st 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.

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FAQs

Is Westborough a good place to live?

Westborough may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Westborough safe?

Westborough ranks in the 63rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Westborough?

The median sale price was £333,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 60th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Westborough?

Schools rank in the 19th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Westborough?

Nearby public profiles include St. Luke's in Southend-on-Sea and Shoeburyness in Southend-on-Sea.