Southend Urban Area

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The Southend Urban Area is the informal name for the urban area surrounding Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. The ONS defines the Southend Urban Area as having a population of 269,400, making it the largest urban area within the East of England[1]; and also meaning that its population has grown nearly 1% from the 1991 figure of 266,749 [2].

It includes the following places:[3]


Southend-on-Sea itself has a population of 160,257, although during the summer months numbers in the town are swelled significantly by tourists - the figures for 2004, for instance, show that 6.43 million visitors made their way to the Southend-on-sea area over the course of that year[4].

The postcode for Southend Urban Area is SS.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Norwich County Council report on 2001 Census, pg 7
  2. ^ Top 50 Urban Areas, 1991 Census
  3. ^ Southend Urban Area, 1991 Census
  4. ^ "Sun is Shining for Southend's tourism"
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