Shrewsbury Drive Thundersley, Castle Point
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (SS7), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6300813.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £265,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 2, D: 4).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Castle Point costs £2,319 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rayleigh, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Thundersley Oaks Nature Park, is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 27 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dr Khan & Partners, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 83 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £265,000 | £160,000 | £370,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £366,750 | £358,500 | £375,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £433,500 | £352,000 | £515,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £191,250 | £180,000 | £202,500 |
| 2003 | 2 | £170,250 | £168,000 | £172,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £99,995 | £99,995 | £99,995 |
| 1999 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2025 | 4 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 4 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 24 May 2024 | 6 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2024 | 4 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £358,500 | |
| 15 Aug 2022 | 1 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 2 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £352,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 5A SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £515,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2020 | 8 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2019 | 5 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2016 | 5A SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2007 | 1 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2007 | 5A SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £202,500 | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 5A SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £172,500 | |
| 21 Nov 2003 | 2 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £168,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2001 | 6 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £99,995 | |
| 16 Jul 1999 | 2 SS7 4HZ | Semi-detached | £75,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); House, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (2); 2017 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 street: most are in band D (44% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Rear of 179-181 Church Road, Thundersley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 286 London Road, Benfleet: up to 9 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 117-123 London Road, Benfleet: up to 10 homes (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 13 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS7 4HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 8 | unlikely |
| SS7 4JD | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 26 m and 27 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS7 4HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS7 4JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rayleigh 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Benfleet 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Pitsea 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manor Road Thundersley | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 41.3 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Khan & Partners | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Arundel Pharmacy | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Beauty Benfleet Studio | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Chartwell Private Hospital | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Rayleigh Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chelmsford Star Coop Thundersley, Thundersley | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thundersley Oaks Nature Park 1.6 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.1 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St. Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St. Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Benfleet Hall Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Thundersley Glen | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Benfleet Marsh | Wetland | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Round Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Hadleigh Ray | Beach | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
| Oakwood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Castle Point: see them on the Castle Point page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robert Drake Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodham Ley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Montgomerie Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kingston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harris Academy Benfleet | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kents Hill Infant Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kents Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Jotmans Hall Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thundersley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| USP College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dani's (The Original Snack Wagon) SS7 4PW | Mobile caterer | 110 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Kate's Kafe SS7 4PW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Flex Fitness Gym SS7 4QA | Retailers - other | 140 m | Exempt | |
| Still Good To Go Groceries Ltd SS7 4PW | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| Scrumdidllybun Bakery Ltd SS7 4PW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 4 Good | 30 Dec 2025 |
| Street Eats SS7 4PW | Mobile caterer | 170 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Bentalls Toms Cafe SS7 4PW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Kamble SS7 4EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Cosmos SS7 4EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Rashzar Taste Of Home African & Carribean Shop SS7 4EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Daves Wines SS7 4HH | Retailers - other | 270 m | Exempt | |
| The Warehouse Bar SS7 4PS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2026 |
| The Meat Joint Ltd SS7 4QR | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 25 Apr 2024 |
| The Co-op SS7 4EN | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Texaco Manor SS7 4EN | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (37); On or near Roseberry Avenue (11); On or near Warwick Close (11); On or near Rosemead (8); On or near Manor Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Lilly Blosson Catering Company (takeaway/sandwich shop, SS7 4PW) is no longer listed; it was rated Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Manor Cafe (restaurant/cafe/canteen, SS7 4PS) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Kate's Kafe (takeaway/sandwich shop, SS7 4PW) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Anchor Fish And Chips (takeaway/sandwich shop, SS7 4EN) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 28 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Bentalls Toms Cafe (restaurant/cafe/canteen, SS7 4PW) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 8 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Marlborough Close · The Sorrels · Warwick Close · Cartwright Road · Armstrong Road · Brunel Road · Roseberry Avenue · Rosemead · Kelvin Road · Fulton Road · Eversley Road · Rushbottom Lane
All the streets in SS7 and across Castle Point.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.