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SS8 8LS

Canvey Island East · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 8LR 22 m
SS8 8LT 30 m
SS8 8LX 47 m
SS8 8LP 49 m
SS8 8LN 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 8LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 8
Latitude
51.520683
Longitude
0.612981
British National Grid easting
581,378
British National Grid northing
183,432

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
Canvey Island East · E05015693
Parish or community
E04003950
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109186
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 009A · E01021492
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 009 · E02004481

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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46 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11a, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS 11 December 2025 £290,000
5a, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS 30 September 2024 £232,500
19, Henson Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8LS 26 May 2022 £257,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    375 m

  2. Leigh Beck Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    375 m

  3. Lubbins Park Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,224
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 524
  • Anti social behaviour 175
  • Criminal damage and arson 139
  • Public order 97
  • Other theft 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

29 female, 22 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS8 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    1.5 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    1.5 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    1.5 km

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    2.9 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    3.2 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    3.3 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    3.5 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.9 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    4.3 km

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81144

    4.6 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    4.7 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

    194 ELMSLEIGH DRIVE, LEIGH-ON-SEA, SS9 4JQ

    ODS code F81696

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Corsel Rd

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Corsel Rd

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Transport Museum

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Transport Museum

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Baardwyck Avenue

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 009A, 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

10,843 of 33,755

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

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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £276,000 from 5 recorded sales in SS8 8LS. 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

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy is the nearest published school at 375 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,224 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 524 events.

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