Castle Point Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Castle Point?

Across Castle Point, 89% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 85% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Castle Point?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,319 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Castle Point are at risk of flooding?

Across Castle Point, the Environment Agency puts 158 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 943 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Castle Point the Environment Agency counts 5,971 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (12.9% of all its properties), 2,755 at medium risk (5.9%) and 11,285 at low risk (24.3%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Essex

Castle Point has two councils. The county council, Essex, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemessex.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placeessex.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsessex.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Castle Point

• SS6 postcode district12 of its 747 postcodes in use are in Castle Point.
• SS7 postcode district1,119 of its 1,120 postcodes in use are in Castle Point.
• SS8 postcode districtAll 903 of its postcodes in use are in Castle Point.
• SS9 postcode district11 of its 1,052 postcodes in use are in Castle Point.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Castle Point.