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SS8 8DF

Canvey Island North · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Canvey Island
Ward
Canvey Island North
Local authority
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 8DD 57 m
SS8 9PH 72 m
SS8 8DE 79 m
SS8 8DG 107 m
SS8 8DB 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 8DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 8
Latitude
51.528851
Longitude
0.591028
British National Grid easting
579,823
British National Grid northing
184,286

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
Canvey Island North · E05015694
Parish or community
E04003950
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109202
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 008B · E01021494
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 008 · E02004480

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2a, Wessem Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DF 25 May 2023 £342,500
4, Wessem Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DF 9 May 2023 £370,000
1a, Wessem Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8DF 7 May 2021 £236,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. St Katherine's Church of England Primary School

    Foundation school

    601 m

  2. Winter Gardens Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    616 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,846
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 840
  • Anti social behaviour 251
  • Criminal damage and arson 206
  • Public order 122
  • Other theft 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
SS8 8 residents
7,086

Age bands in SS8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

891 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

589 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

1,331 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,700 residents

Age 65 and over
36.5%

2,594 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS8 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

12

within 5 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    960 m

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    960 m

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    960 m

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    1.7 km

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    1.8 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    2.0 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    2.5 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    3.0 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.2 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    3.6 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    3.9 km

  • GRACE HOUSE SURGERY

    85 HART ROAD, THUNDERSLEY, BENFLEET, SS7 3PR

    ODS code F81032

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Playing Fields

    BCT · Canvey

    0.0 miles

  • Playing Fields

    BCT · Canvey

    0.0 miles

  • Harrow Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Harrow Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Mornington Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 008B, 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

14,379 of 33,755

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

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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £356,250 from 2 recorded sales in SS8 8DF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Castle Point is £362,602 in June 2026, down 1.1% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Katherine's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 601 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,846 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 840 events.

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