The church is a grade II* listed building with the earliest parts dating to the Norman period.

[2] It was replaced in 1150 by a stone church, and parts of this survive till today within the current building.

[1][3] The church was restored in 1857, and Victorian stained glass windows were added.

[1] On 23 November 1971, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.

[1] The parish of Southchurch is part of the Archdeaconry of Southend in the Diocese of Chelmsford.