SS8 8DS postcode in Canvey Island, Essex

SS8 8DS is a postcode in Canvey Island, in the Canvey Island North ward of Castle Point. It is in the Castle Point parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Very low flood risk 10 of 10 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SS8 8DS can get it Across Castle Point: 89% Typical price £325,000 Homes sold in SS8 8, last 12 months. ▲ 6.6% on the year before Nearest station Leigh-on-Sea 3.4 km in a straight line

Where SS8 8DS is, and what is near it

Map of SS8 8DS and what is near it Map of SS8 8DS: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the SS8 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SS8 8AA: also in SS8 8SS8 8AB: also in SS8 8SS8 8AD: also in SS8 8SS8 8AE: also in SS8 8SS8 8AF: also in SS8 8SS8 8AG: also in SS8 8SS8 8AH: also in SS8 8SS8 8AJ: also in SS8 8SS8 8AL: also in SS8 8SS8 8AN: also in SS8 8SS8 8AP: also in SS8 8SS8 8AQ: also in SS8 8SS8 8AR: also in SS8 8SS8 8AS: also in SS8 8SS8 8AT: also in SS8 8SS8 8AU: also in SS8 8SS8 8AW: also in SS8 8SS8 8AX: also in SS8 8SS8 8AY: also in SS8 8SS8 8AZ: also in SS8 8SS8 8BA: also in SS8 8SS8 8BB: also in SS8 8SS8 8BD: also in SS8 8SS8 8BE: also in SS8 8SS8 8BF: also in SS8 8SS8 8BG: also in SS8 8SS8 8BH: also in SS8 8SS8 8BJ: also in SS8 8SS8 8BL: also in SS8 8SS8 8BN: also in SS8 8SS8 8BP: also in SS8 8SS8 8BQ: also in SS8 8SS8 8BR: also in SS8 8SS8 8BS: also in SS8 8SS8 8BT: also in SS8 8SS8 8BU: also in SS8 8SS8 8BW: also in SS8 8SS8 8BX: also in SS8 8SS8 8BY: also in SS8 8SS8 8BZ: also in SS8 8SS8 8DA: also in SS8 8SS8 8DB: also in SS8 8SS8 8DD: also in SS8 8SS8 8DE: also in SS8 8SS8 8DF: also in SS8 8SS8 8DG: also in SS8 8SS8 8DH: also in SS8 8SS8 8DJ: also in SS8 8SS8 8DQ: also in SS8 8SS8 8DR: also in SS8 8SS8 8DT: also in SS8 8SS8 8DU: also in SS8 8SS8 8DX: also in SS8 8SS8 8DY: also in SS8 8SS8 8DZ: also in SS8 8SS8 8EA: also in SS8 8SS8 8EB: also in SS8 8SS8 8ED: also in SS8 8SS8 8EE: also in SS8 8SS8 8EF: also in SS8 8SS8 8EG: also in SS8 8SS8 8EH: also in SS8 8SS8 8EJ: also in SS8 8SS8 8EL: also in SS8 8SS8 8EN: also in SS8 8SS8 8EP: also in SS8 8SS8 8EQ: also in SS8 8SS8 8ER: also in SS8 8SS8 8ES: also in SS8 8SS8 8ET: also in SS8 8SS8 8EU: also in SS8 8SS8 8EW: also in SS8 8SS8 8EX: also in SS8 8SS8 8EY: also in SS8 8SS8 8EZ: also in SS8 8SS8 8FA: also in SS8 8SS8 8FB: also in SS8 8SS8 8FD: also in SS8 8SS8 8FE: also in SS8 8SS8 8HA: also in SS8 8SS8 8HB: also in SS8 8SS8 8HD: also in SS8 8SS8 8HE: also in SS8 8SS8 8HF: also in SS8 8SS8 8HG: also in SS8 8SS8 8HH: also in SS8 8SS8 8HJ: also in SS8 8SS8 8HL: also in SS8 8SS8 8HN: also in SS8 8SS8 8HP: also in SS8 8SS8 8HQ: also in SS8 8SS8 8HR: also in SS8 8SS8 8HS: also in SS8 8SS8 8HT: also in SS8 8SS8 8HU: also in SS8 8SS8 8HW: also in SS8 8SS8 8HX: also in SS8 8SS8 8HY: also in SS8 8SS8 8JA: also in SS8 8SS8 8JB: also in SS8 8SS8 8JD: also in SS8 8SS8 8JE: also in SS8 8SS8 8JF: also in SS8 8SS8 8JG: also in SS8 8SS8 8JH: also in SS8 8SS8 8JJ: also in SS8 8SS8 8JL: also in SS8 8SS8 8JN: also in SS8 8SS8 8JP: also in SS8 8SS8 8JQ: also in SS8 8SS8 8JR: also in SS8 8SS8 8JS: also in SS8 8SS8 8JT: also in SS8 8SS8 8JU: also in SS8 8SS8 8JW: also in SS8 8SS8 8JX: also in SS8 8SS8 8JY: also in SS8 8SS8 8JZ: also in SS8 8SS8 8LA: also in SS8 8SS8 8LB: also in SS8 8SS8 8LD: also in SS8 8SS8 8LE: also in SS8 8SS8 8LF: also in SS8 8SS8 8LG: also in SS8 8SS8 8LH: also in SS8 8SS8 8LJ: also in SS8 8SS8 8LL: also in SS8 8SS8 8LQ: also in SS8 8SS8 8NT: also in SS8 8SS8 8NU: also in SS8 8SS8 8NX: also in SS8 8SS8 8NY: also in SS8 8SS8 8NZ: also in SS8 8SS8 8QA: also in SS8 8SS8 8QB: also in SS8 8SS8 8QD: also in SS8 8SS8 8QF: also in SS8 8SS8 8QG: also in SS8 8SS8 8QP: also in SS8 8SS8 8QU: also in SS8 8SS8 8QW: also in SS8 8 School 1.2 kmLeigh-on-Sea station 3.4 kmBenfleet station 3.4 kmCanvey Island North SS8 8DS Map of SS8 8DS and what is near it Map of SS8 8DS: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the SS8 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.2 kmLeigh-on-Sea station 3.4 kmBenfleet station 3.4 kmCanvey Island North SS8 8DS
  • SS8 8DS
  • Other postcodes in SS8 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5250, longitude 0.5996)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SS8 8DS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SS8 8DS?

Every home and business at SS8 8DS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SS8 8DS 100% Castle Point 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SS8 8DS 100% Castle Point Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at SS8 8DS?

BinDayBuddy does not read Castle Point Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Castle Point Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SS8 8DS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at SS8 8DS. 10 are in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

10 homes and businesses at SS8 8DS Very low: 10

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.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Castle Point

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SS8 8DS: 5,971 properties in Castle Point are at high risk (12.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Castle Point

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of SS8 8DS is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 16:35 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 16:35 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SS8 8DS?

Homes in SS8 8 sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, up 6.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£325,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£305,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £345,000 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £291,750 24 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SS8 district: a typical £325,000 from 411 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SS8 8DS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SS8 8DS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 February 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SS8 8DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around SS8 8DS. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (53%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SS8 8DS

Band D in Castle Point for 2026‑27: £2,319. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,546 (band A) to £3,349 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,061.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (8%)£1,546
Band Babout 190 (29%)£1,803
Band Cabout 240 (37%)£2,061
Band Dabout 110 (17%)£2,319
Band Eabout 50 (8%)£2,834
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,349
Band Gfewer than 5£3,864
Band Hfewer than 5£4,637

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 23% 1945 to 1964
  5. 53% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Castle Point before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SS8 8DS is in (ONS area E01021496), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SS8 8DS?

The nearest open schools to SS8 8DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SS8 8DS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SS8 8DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SS8 8DS is Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Benfleet Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Essex Road, 108 m away.

More stations near SS8 8DS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SS8 8DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SS8 8DS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SS8 8DS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SS8 8DS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SS8 8DS?

The nearest to the centre of SS8 8DS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SS8 8DS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SS8 8DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SS8 8DS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SS8 8DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SS8 8DS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SS8 8DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of SS8 8DS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SS8 8DS in a conservation area?

The centre of SS8 8DS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SS8 8DS?

Police.uk records 165 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SS8 8DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences72 reports
Anti-social behaviour35 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports
Other theft8 reports
Burglary7 reports

Also: drugs 6, public order 4, shoplifting 3, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SS8 8DS

Ward
Canvey Island North
Parish
Canvey Island
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Canvey Island
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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