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SS8 9BS

Canvey Island Central · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Canvey Island Central
Local authority
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 9AB 48 m
SS8 9BX 70 m
SS8 9BP 87 m
SS8 9DP 114 m
SS8 9AA 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 9BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 9
Latitude
51.523594
Longitude
0.590398
British National Grid easting
579,800
British National Grid northing
183,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
Canvey Island Central · E05015692
Parish or community
E04003950
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109149
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 008A · E01021487
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 008 · E02004480

Postcode source versions

Explore SS8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    190 m

  2. Castle View School

    Academy converter

    438 m

  3. St Katherine's Church of England Primary School

    Foundation school

    876 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,248
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,069
  • Anti social behaviour 294
  • Criminal damage and arson 244
  • Public order 148
  • Other theft 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SS8 9 residents
15,216

Age bands in SS8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

2,923 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

1,801 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

3,715 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

3,850 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

2,889 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

    377 m

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    377 m

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    377 m

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    1.5 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    1.6 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    1.8 km

  • ESSEX WAY SURGERY

    34 ESSEX WAY, BENFLEET, SS7 1LT

    ODS code F81101

    3.0 km

  • HIGH ROAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    119 HIGH ROAD, BENFLEET, SS7 5LN

    ODS code F81618

    3.4 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    3.8 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    4.0 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Oyster Fleet

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Market

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Mornington Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • School

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Mornington Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 008A, 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

15,000 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 190 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,248 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,069 events.

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