# SS8 9XG: area report for a postcode in Castle Point

SS8 9XG is a postcode in Castle Point.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Castle Point. Open the map at SS8 9XG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) › [SS8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss8) › [SS8 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ss8-9)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Castle Point 008E: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **Benfleet, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **21 of 21 properties in SS8 9XG at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Castle Point 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **£356,579 average price**: For the whole of Castle Point, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SS8 9XG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **Low road and rail noise at SS8 9XG**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Katherine's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-katherines-church-of-england-primary-school-e115264) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winter Gardens Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winter-gardens-academy-e142000) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-e145994) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-view-school-e147031) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [William Read Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-read-primary-academy-e149253) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Cornelius Vermuyden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cornelius-vermuyden-school-e152376) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), October 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northwick-park-primary-and-nursery-academy-e141571) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Canvey Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canvey-primary-school-and-nursery-e114822) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2024 | £307,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £317,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (990 m)
- Dental practices: ELDERTREE DENTAL PRACTICE (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Winter Gardens Canvey Island (410 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Canvey Island (960 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £356,579** (July 2026). Castle Point’s average house price was £356,579 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,745** (2025). Full-time workers living in Castle Point earned a median of £41,745 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 105th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.5×** (2025). A home in Castle Point costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Castle Point has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Castle Point 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Castle Point 008E has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,572nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £302,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Castle Point 008E was £302,500 in 2025. Joint 15,261st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,292** (2021). Castle Point 008E had 1,292 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,393rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Castle Point 008E, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SS8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SS8 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,323** (2021). SS8 had 38,323 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 514th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SS8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.4%** (January 2026). In SS8, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point)
- Centre: 51.5294, 0.5855

Council: [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/castle-point): Rebecca Harris (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5855,51.5294,SS89XG

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