Southend-on-Sea nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 295K

Score Range

20-72 (best: 86)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points31% score 60+6% score 80+

Groceries

59

Restaurants & Cafes

35

Public Transit

32

Healthcare

78

Education

59

Parks & Recreation

35

Shopping

28

Entertainment

33

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Southend-on-Sea

Calculated August 28, 2026

The median sampled point scores 48. A total of 31% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 2072, a 52-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (78). The weakest is Shopping (28).

Median access
48/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
31%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
48/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
50/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
28.6 km²
Mapped place records
862(30.1/km²)
Named-area coverage
44% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across Southend-on-Sea

31% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (78)

Weakest categories

Public Transit (32), Shopping (28)

Scores range from 0 to 86 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Southend-on-Sea

349 restaurants & cafes199 groceries124 healthcare75 shopping35 education31 entertainment25 parks & recreation24 public transit

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Amenity access by sampled area in Southend-on-Sea

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 7 of 16 grid points (44%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaSouthend City Centre Neighbourhood
861
Rochford
373
Sutton
15(0-33)3
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