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SS8 0LQ

Canvey Island Central · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 0LX 25 m
SS8 0JH 70 m
SS8 0JU 75 m
SS8 0QA 77 m
SS8 0LU 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 0LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 0
Latitude
51.519531
Longitude
0.564925
British National Grid easting
578,049
British National Grid northing
183,186

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
Canvey Island Central · E05015692
Parish or community
E04003950
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109247
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 011D · E01021501
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 011 · E02004483

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
4

  1. Fast Progress Tuition Limited

    Special post 16 institution

    415 m

  2. Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    485 m

  3. Canvey Junior School

    Community school

    485 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 632
  • Anti social behaviour 151
  • Criminal damage and arson 140
  • Public order 82
  • Other theft 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    70 m

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    466 m

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    648 m

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    1.8 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    1.8 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    1.8 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    2.9 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    3.3 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Green Avenue

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Edith Rd

    BCT · Canvey Village

    0.1 miles

  • Edith Rd

    BCT · Canvey Village

    0.1 miles

  • Grassmere Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Pine Close

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 011D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,727 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Fast Progress Tuition Limited is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 632 events.

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