southend and LOS

location

northern side of the Thames estuary

40 miles from central london via road and rail- part of london commuter belt

history lf LOS and southend

recognised in the domesday book 4 tennants and 5 fishermen

leigh has been a fishing community for over 1000 years

fishing industry peaked in 18th-19th centuries

early 1900s popular holiday destination due to easy access from southend

how is fishing history of leigh recognised

Pubs such as The Smack, The Peterboat, The Boatyard etc

How did tourism in southend change

1950/60s air travel became more popular from the UK and more people went abroad for holidays

decreased tourism in southend

but still popular with 7 million tourists/ year (but mostly day trips)

a seasonal industry

qualitative examples of southend tourism

postcards

1910s song “Father went down to southend” ‘to spend a happy day’ ‘put some beers away’

1960s song about southend ‘sea might be gray but the postcards are blue’ ‘queue for the loo’

demographics of southend

547,000 residents

90% white 3.7% asian 3% black

LOS demographics

22,500 residents

94% white 2% asian

deprivation in southend on sea

one of englands most deprived areas

19% of children from deprived households

60% households have income below national average

9 areas in 10% of most deprived areas in UK

deprivation in LOS

rated 2/10 (low deprivation)

average house price £426,000

crime rates in SOS

most dangerous city in Essex

121 crimes per 1000

shoplifting and sexual crimes 3x national average