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SS8 9ES

Canvey Island Central · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Canvey Island
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 9DL 42 m
SS8 9DW 55 m
SS8 9DN 79 m
SS8 9DJ 91 m
SS8 9DT 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 9ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 9
Latitude
51.521856
Longitude
0.587272
British National Grid easting
579,590
British National Grid northing
183,499

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
E00109159
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 011A · E01021484
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 011 · E02004483

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Merlin Court, Canvey Island, SS8 9ES 21 January 2025 £295,000
5, Merlin Court, Canvey Island, SS8 9ES 6 December 2024 £312,500
3, Merlin Court, Canvey Island, SS8 9ES 4 December 2023 £287,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

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    102 m

  2. Castle View School

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    554 m

  3. William Read Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    605 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,381
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,118
  • Anti social behaviour 304
  • Criminal damage and arson 257
  • Public order 162
  • Other theft 123

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

22 female, 13 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SS8 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

11

within 5 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    317 m

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    317 m

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    317 m

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    1.2 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    1.5 km

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    1.5 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

    3.5 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    4.1 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    4.1 km

  • HIGHLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81112

    4.5 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

  • Runnymede Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Convent Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Fairlop Avenue

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Rose Road

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Haystack Corner

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 011A, 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

16,396 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 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
7 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
5
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
0
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 £295,000 from 5 recorded sales in SS8 9ES. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,381 published events cover 12 months, averaging 198.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,118 events.

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