Car parks in Southend-on-Sea

Is there enough car parking available in Southend-on-Sea?  Availability is often cited as an issue, as is cost. I would add accessibility as the roads into the town centre are often very busy, if not jammed.

The town centre has 2319 spaces at the moment, and I would hope to see that number grow.

Elsewhere, there are 481 spaces in what is defined  as district car parks, and 972 in what is defined as seafront car parks.

There are some places missing, which may be down to how a car park is thus defined by Council Officers. I am investigating.

Here is a list of the car parks in Southend-on-Sea.

Town centre car parks

Alexandra Street	74
Civic Centre	89
Clarence Road	126
Essex Street	200
Library Great Eastern Avenue	79
London Road North	14
Seaway	648
Short Street	101
Tylers Avenue	249
University Square	304
Warrior Square	344
York Road	91
	2319

               

District car parks

Ceylon Road	47
Elm Road	78
Hamlet Court Road	149
Ilfracombe	47
North Road	92
North Street	34
Thorpe Bay Broadway	34
	481

Seafront car parks

Belton Gardens North	61
Belton Gardens South	44
Fairheads Green	211
Leigh Foundry	11
Shorefield Road	125
Victoria Wharf	14
Western Esplanade	506
	972

Not marked with bays

Thorpe Esplanade

Shoebury Common

East Beach

Two Tree Island