SS8 7RX

Canvey Island East · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 7RU 95 m
SS8 8NP 101 m
SS8 7RT 104 m
SS8 8NW 110 m
SS8 7TD 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 7RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 7
Latitude
51.517694
Longitude
0.613127
British National Grid easting
581,400
British National Grid northing
183,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Parish or community
E04003950
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109171
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 012C · E01021491
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
24
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    43 m
  2. Leigh Beck Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    43 m
  3. Lubbins Park Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,177
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 509
  • Anti social behaviour 163
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Public order 97
  • Other theft 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS8 7 residents
8,562

Age bands in SS8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,301 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

886 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

1,896 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,295 residents

Age 65 and over
25.7%

2,206 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    1.6 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    1.6 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    1.6 km

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    2.9 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    3.3 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    3.3 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

    1629-1643 LONDON ROAD, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 2SQ

    ODS code F81112

    3.8 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    4.2 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    4.5 km

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

    LEIGH PCC, 918 LONDON ROAD, LEIGH ON SEA, SS9 3NG

    ODS code F81144

    4.8 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Transport Museum

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles
  • Corsel Rd

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles
  • Corsel Rd

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles
  • Transport Museum

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles
  • Leigh Beck

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 012C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,360 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy is the nearest published school at 43 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,177 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 509 events.

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