SS8 0FB Castle Point
Live postcode, introduced June 2019. Ward: Canvey Island South. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Pebble Road, Canvey Island: 8 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Castle Point in 2026-27: Band D £2,319 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,546 | £1,803 | £2,061 | £2,319 | £2,834 | £3,349 | £3,864 | £4,637 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (46% of about 1,430 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Outpatients centre, Long Road, Canvey Island: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- The Monico Bar And Restaurant 1 - 3 Eastern Esplanade, Canvey Island: up to 8 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 8 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 2 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Benfleet 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km |
| Leigh-On-Sea 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Chalkwell 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Cleveland Road Canvey | 360 m |
| Car parks | Western Esplanade Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 10.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 47.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ghauri Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oak Road Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Chartwell Private Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Canvey Island Police Station | 850 m |
| Cash machines | Nisa Local Cashzone | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Thorney Bay Open Space Playground 1,110 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,190 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thorney Bay | Bay | 220 m east |
| Deadman's Point | Wetland | 380 m south |
| Canvey Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
| Canvey Island | Island | 1.9 km north-west |
| Benfleet Downs | Wood | 3.5 km north |
| Round Hill | Hill | 4.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 68 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 60% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 89% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 61% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Pebble Road.