SS8 8NF

Canvey Island East · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 8NE 23 m
SS8 8NG 31 m
SS8 8NQ 50 m
SS8 8ND 51 m
SS8 8NA 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 8NF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 8
Latitude
51.520488
Longitude
0.615680
British National Grid easting
581,566
British National Grid northing
183,417

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
E00109188
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 009A · E01021492
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 009 · E02004481

Postcode source versions

Explore SS8

37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Rattwick Drive, Canvey Island, SS8 8NF 30 May 2024 £425,000
37, Rattwick Drive, Canvey Island, SS8 8NF 5 February 2024 £235,000
31, Rattwick Drive, Canvey Island, SS8 8NF 6 March 2023 £322,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    389 m
  2. Leigh Beck Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    389 m
  3. Lubbins Park Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
974
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 443
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 113
  • Public order 68
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

24 female, 22 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.6% 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 straight-line

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    1.7 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    1.7 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    1.7 km

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    3.1 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    3.4 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    3.4 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    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

    4.4 km

  • THE PALL MALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81144

    4.5 km

  • THE LEIGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81696

    4.8 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Transport Museum

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles
  • Leigh Beck

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles
  • Transport Museum

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles
  • Corsel Rd

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles
  • Corsel Rd

    BCT · Canvey

    0.3 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £286,000 from 5 recorded sales in SS8 8NF. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

974 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 443 events.

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