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SS8 0FW

Canvey Island South · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Canvey Island South
Local authority
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 0FL 12 m
SS8 0FR 42 m
SS8 0FQ 97 m
SS8 0DB 113 m
SS8 0FX 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 0FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 0
Latitude
51.513358
Longitude
0.581082
British National Grid easting
579,194
British National Grid northing
182,539

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
Canvey Island South · E05015695
Parish or community
E04003950
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00180535
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 012E · E01021500
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 012 · E02004484

Postcode source versions

Explore SS8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. Athena School

    Other independent special school

    349 m

  2. William Read Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    733 m

  3. Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    905 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 727
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 168
  • Public order 108
  • Other theft 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
SS8 0 residents
7,463

Age bands in SS8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,093 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

695 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,465 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,118 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

2,091 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS8 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    859 m

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

    CENTRAL CANVEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81096

    1.0 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

    CENTRAL CANVEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81740

    1.0 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    1.0 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    1.3 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    1.6 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    3.7 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    4.2 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Jasmine Close

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Jasmine Close

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Cleveland Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.3 miles

  • Cleveland Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.3 miles

  • Thames Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 012E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,876 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Athena School is the nearest published school at 349 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 727 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.