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SS8 7LX lies on Gainsborough Avenue in Canvey Island. SS8 7LX is located in the Canvey Island East electoral ward, within the local authority district of Castle Point and the English Parliamentary constituency of Castle Point. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 99F and the police force is Essex. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

SS8 7LX maps

SS8 7LX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
SS8 7LX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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SS8 7LX geodata

Easting581083
Northing182828
Latitude51.515349
Longitude0.608396

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SS8 7LX?

StreetGainsborough Avenue
Town/CityCanvey Island
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSS8

➜ See where SS8 is on a map
➜ Where is Canvey Island?

SS8 7LX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SS8 7LX as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation0m0ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardCanvey Island East
ConstituencyCastle Point

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SS8 7LX

2024
31 JUL
£315,000
2024
27 MAR
£266,000
2023
20 FEB
£315,000
2020
11 AUG
£275,000
2020
28 FEB
£220,000
2018
12 DEC
£340,000
2017
27 OCT
£180,000
2015
29 JUN
£178,000
2012
30 NOV
£137,500
2009
25 SEP
£100,000

➜ Canvey Island house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to SS8 7LX

Seaview Road (Eastern Esplanade)Canvey198m
Seaview Road (Eastern Esplanade)Canvey210m
Shellbeach Road (Eastern Esplanade)Canvey271m
Shellbeach Road (Eastern Esplanade)Canvey306m
The Admiral Jellicoe (High Street)Canvey383m

Nearest railway stations to SS8 7LX

Leigh-on-Sea Station3.6km
Benfleet Station4.5km
Chalkwell Station5km

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Broadband

Broadband access in SS8 7LX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in SS8 7LX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed35.7Mbps
Average download speed27.2Mbps
Maximum download speed40.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed7.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SS8 7LX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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SS8 7LX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SS8 7LX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)115,687
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)10,517
Median (kWh/meter)10,875

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)27,085
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)2,708
Median (kWh/meter)2,273

Deprivation

57% of English postcodes are less deprived than SS8 7LX:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SS8 7LX (metres)

The Beeches
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
28 Shell Beach Road
226m
St Annes Pre-School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
St Annes Church
309m
Nisa Seaview
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
286 High Street
374m

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Nearest post box to SS8 7LX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Martins Post Office17:3012:30911m
Thorney Bay Camp17:1511:301,950m
Canvey Village Post Office17:1512:002,904m

Environment

Risk of SS8 7LX flooding from rivers and sea
Very Low
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SS8 7LX ITL and SS8 7LX LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SS8 7LX:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH3Essex
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH37Essex Thames Gateway
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000069Castle Point

SS8 7LX census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SS8 7LX:

CodeName
OAE00109181
LSOAE01021489Castle Point 012A
MSOAE02004484Castle Point 012

Nearest postcodes to SS8 7LX

SS8 7LZGafzelle Drive30m
SS8 7LACrescent Road85m
SS8 7TZParkview87m
SS8 7NGSouth Parade97m
SS8 7NHMarine Avenue113m
SS8 7NWWeel Road127m
SS8 7NFStation Road128m
SS8 7NNWeel Road139m
SS8 7NJMarine Avenue142m
SS8 7NPKeer Avenue147m