Among the most deprived
IMD England
—
Crime
£287,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SS8 9QS
Southend
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SS8 9QS
Coordinates
51.5263, 0.5692
Grid reference
TQ783839
Easting
578,321
Northing
183,951
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32GHG9+GM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Canvey Island
Travel to Work
Southend
ITL Region
Castle Point
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4422
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4422 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · SS8 9QS
HM Land Registry · Castle Point
Average price
£278,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £287,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £300,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£375k£275k£175k
Aug '23Mar '24Apr '25Aug '25Nov '25
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Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.5%
Other White2.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.0%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
No religion54.3%
Christian38.6%
Not answered4.8%
Jewish1.0%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6419.4%
35–4917.6%
25–3413.8%
65–749.5%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.4%
Other14.2%
Any member 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 37.3%
Administrative Information
Castle Point
Local Authority
Council AreaCastle Point E14001154
Constituency
E14001154Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Canvey Island Winter Gardens
Constituency code
E14001154
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Canvey Island
International Territorial Level
Castle Point
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South East Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 99F
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Castle Point 010E E01021507
E01021507MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Castle Point 010 E02004482
E02004482LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Castle Point 010E E01021507
E01021507MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Castle Point 010 E02004482
E02004482Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SS8 9QS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4422
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021507 and MSOA E02004482 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS8 9QS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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