Good/bad parts of Southend and surrounding

Opinion

Hey guys,

Posting from my phone here on behalf of a friend so apologies for not running a search first.

Good areas and bad areas in Southend and surrounding, 3 bedroom house, up to around £1,000pcm.

Any advice from locals?

Cheers,

Op.

Southend1

Thorpe bay is nice. Steer clear of anything too close to the town centre.

wajoda2002

We live in Eastwood as are lucky not to need a station. We are in the middle of Rayleigh and Southend are both nice places. Is it the town center that they need?

jungle_jane

Lots of bedsits in Westcliffe. Southend itself (and Prittlewell) I am not keen on at all...Leigh on Sea is nicer. Rayleigh is very nice indeed but thats a good 6 miles from Southend. Very quaint.

Thorpe Bay is nice but very expensive...Shoeburyness is...welll...not so nice.

Depends on how old they are/what they are looking for/where they work etc. Do they need the train?

Houses are very cheap in Southend - £1000 will get you somewhere decent in Leigh on Sea, I would have thought.

Opinion

Thank you for the replies so far guys.

Wajoda:

We live in Eastwood as are lucky not to need a station. We are in the middle of Rayleigh and Southend are both nice places. Is it the town center that they need?

I think walking distance to town centre would be preferable, walking distance to a station less important.

[Edit]
What about the area around Bournes Green Park? Southchurch, I'm assuming.