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SS8 9LW

Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Canvey Island
Ward
Canvey Island Winter Gardens
Local authority
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 9LL 61 m
SS8 9LP 63 m
SS8 9LN 112 m
SS8 9JT 131 m
SS8 9LS 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 9LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 9
Latitude
51.523109
Longitude
0.565847
British National Grid easting
578,099
British National Grid northing
183,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Castle Point · E07000069
Electoral ward
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · E05015696
Parish or community
E04003950
Westminster constituency
Castle Point · E14001154
Output area
E00109158
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 010B · E01021486
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 010 · E02004482

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Property

At this postcode

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35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
47, Second Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9LW 18 September 2024 £235,000
35, Second Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9LW 15 April 2024 £211,000
19, Second Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9LW 28 March 2024 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    195 m

  2. Fast Progress Tuition Limited

    Special post 16 institution

    515 m

  3. The Cornelius Vermuyden School

    Academy converter

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,495
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 694
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Other theft 97
  • Public order 95

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

60 female, 37 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.6% 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+
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

10

within 5 km

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    246 m

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    402 m

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    679 m

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81096

    1.8 km

  • THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81740

    1.8 km

  • THE ISLAND SURGERY

    LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JA

    ODS code F81739

    1.8 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

    2.9 km

  • BENFLEET SURGERY

    12 CONSTITUTION HILL, BENFLEET, SS7 1ED

    ODS code F81713

    3.6 km

  • THE HOLLIES

    41 RECTORY ROAD, HADLEIGH, BENFLEET, SS7 2NA

    ODS code F81075

    4.7 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

  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Canvey

    0.1 miles

  • Dinant Avenue

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Pine Close

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

  • Dinant Avenue

    BCT · Canvey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Castle Point 010B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,376 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
4
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
11
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 £223,000 from 6 recorded sales in SS8 9LW. 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 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,495 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 694 events.

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