28 power cuts in Southend-on-Sea since 29 September
- 28new cuts since 29 Sept
- 3in one day, 25 Oct
- 20of 45 days with a cut
www.preparedbritain.co.uk/home-report/southend-on-seaOfficial feeds, counted daily
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UK Power Networks's live feed wasn't responding at our last check, so we can't list cuts in Southend-on-Sea right now. Check UK Power Networks's own map or call 105. UK Power Networks live map
Power cuts
28
new unplanned cuts in the Southend-on-Sea area, on 20 of 45 days
Busiest day: 25 October, during Storms Austen and Boelo. Southend-on-Sea had more cuts a day, for its size, than 36 of the 99 towns we track.
See every day →From our record of every cut UK Power Networks publishes, read every 10 minutes and counted by the day each cut started; last counted Fri 13 Nov, 11:35. These are minimums. One fault can affect many streets, so this is how often cuts happen in the area, not how often one home loses power.
Flood
1 in 28
homes in Southend-on-Sea has some flood risk
291 at high risk
Environment Agency, RoFRS edition v202606.
Weather
No Met Office warnings for East of England right now
All warningsMet Office, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20.
Water
Essex and Suffolk Water
Hosepipe ban in forceHosepipe bans as we last confirmed them, 5 Nov 2026.
Break-ins
Burglary rate
3% below averagepolice.uk, year ending March 2026 (police recorded crime).
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Sources: UK Power Networks live network data, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20, counted daily by us (last Fri 13 Nov, 11:35). Environment Agency flood risk, RoFRS edition v202606. Met Office warnings, read Fri 13 Nov, 06:20. Water companies and the Environment Agency, for hosepipe bans, confirmed 5 Nov 2026. police.uk recorded crime, year ending March 2026 (police recorded crime). Figures cover the Southend-on-Sea council area, not a single street.
