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SS8 0QU

Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 0QX 51 m
SS8 0QS 118 m
SS8 0QT 240 m
SS8 9RA 402 m
SS7 1NW 653 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 0QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 0
Latitude
51.537668
Longitude
0.565931
British National Grid easting
578,048
British National Grid northing
185,205

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · E05015696
Parish or community
E04003950
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109243
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 010D · E01021503
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 010 · E02004482

Postcode source versions

Explore SS8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. The Cornelius Vermuyden School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Winter Gardens Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

  3. Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
868
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 404
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Public order 59
  • Other theft 53

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    848 m

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    1.3 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    1.4 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    2.0 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    2.0 km

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    2.2 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    2.6 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    2.6 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    2.6 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.7 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    3.7 km

  • DR KHAN & PARTNERS

    RUSHBOTTOM LANE SURGERY, 91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81001

    3.9 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    91 RUSHBOTTOM LANE, BENFLEET, SS7 4EA

    ODS code F81142

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterside Farm

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Waterside Farm

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Sports Centre

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Waterside Farm South

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Sports Centre

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 010D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,442 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

34 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Cornelius Vermuyden School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

868 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 404 events.

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