SS8 9LY

Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Castle Point · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SS8 9LW 14 m
SS8 9LL 48 m
SS8 9LP 75 m
SS8 9LN 104 m
SS8 9JT 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SS8 9LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
SS
Postcode district
SS8
Postcode sector
SS8 9
Latitude
51.523234
Longitude
0.565869
British National Grid easting
578,100
British National Grid northing
183,600

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
E00109158
Lower layer super output area
Castle Point 010B · E01021486
Middle layer super output area
Castle Point 010 · E02004482

Postcode source versions

Explore SS8

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

    181 m
  2. The Cornelius Vermuyden School

    Academy converter

    508 m
  3. Fast Progress Tuition Limited

    Special post 16 institution

    524 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,496
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 98
  • Public order 95

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THIRD AVENUE HEALTH CENTRE

    THIRD AVENUE, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 9SU

    ODS code F81051

    232 m

  • CANVEY VILLAGE SURGERY

    391 LONG ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0JH

    ODS code F81700

    415 m

  • GHAURI PRACTICE

    1A HAWKESBURY ROAD, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 0EX

    ODS code F81205

    690 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

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 181 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.667 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.