Postcode SS8 9QS (Castle Point)

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The postcode SS8 9QS is located in Castle Point, in the county of Essex. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SS8 9QS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SS8 9QS is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SS8 9QS as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to SS8 9QS is Dinant Avenue which is centered 31 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Dinant Avenue and is 125 m away. The closest railway station is Benfleet Rail Station, 1.99 km away.

The closest primary school to SS8 9QS (for ages 11 and under) is Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 1, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The King John School. The last OFSTED inspection on July 8, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of SS8 9QS is Benbow Club and is 5.43 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 23, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 95.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.6% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SS8 9QS is covered by the Essex police force association and South East Essex is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SS8 9QS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SS8 9QS, and the approximate distance away.

Dinant Avenue 31 m
Middlesburg 49 m
St Guiberts Road 100 m
Sixth Avenue 103 m
Seventh Avenue 122 m
Fifth Avenue 123 m
Benderloch 184 m
Third Avenue 186 m
Suffolk Way 195 m
Thomas Drive 222 m
The Chilterns 237 m
Braemore 254 m
Lincoln Way 264 m
Armadale 266 m
Greendyke 290 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SS8 9QS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SS8 9QS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Cornelius Vermuyden School Requires improvement
(December 4, 2019)
0 m
Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy Good
(November 1, 2017)
205 m
Canvey Junior School Outstanding
(September 29, 2010)
822 m
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Good
(October 23, 2019)
822 m
William Read Primary School and Nursery Good
(October 31, 2018)
917 m
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
1 km
Winter Gardens Academy Requires improvement
(June 6, 2018)
1 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.43 km
Castle View School 1.82 km
Lubbins Park Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
2.57 km
South Benfleet Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
3.12 km
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy Good
(March 21, 2018)
3.29 km
Leigh Beck Junior School Good
(January 13, 2022)
3.29 km
The King John School Good
(July 8, 2021)
3.68 km
Kents Hill Infant Academy 3.88 km
Kents Hill Junior School Good
(June 27, 2017)
3.88 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School 4.1 km
Jotmans Hall Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
4.17 km
USP College Good
(November 12, 2021)
4.17 km
Hadleigh Junior School Good
(January 29, 2020)
4.2 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SS8 9QS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Calor Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
4.51 km
Gifford House Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 2, 2019
5.18 km
St Margarets C of E Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 10, 2020
5.25 km
St Margarets Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
March 12, 2021
5.25 km
The Greedy Chef Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 15, 2021
5.27 km
Benbow Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 23, 2017
5.43 km
The Gun Pub & Golzar Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 18, 2021
5.54 km
Bowers Convenience Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 26, 2021
5.59 km
Cromwell Manor/Grand Events Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
January 11, 2022
5.66 km
Essex Horse & Pony Protection Retailers - other Exempt
February 22, 2019
5.66 km
Mr Beans Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 11, 2018
5.66 km
Ram News, Pitsea Station Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
December 11, 2020
5.66 km
Residential Centre Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 10, 2020
5.66 km
Wat Tyler Cafe Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 10, 2020
5.66 km
Wat Tyler Kiosk Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 13, 2021
5.66 km
Basildon Beigel Shop Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
November 13, 2020
5.81 km
Essex Oyster Company Ltd Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
April 8, 2021
5.81 km
Ziegler UK Ltd Distributors/Transporters Awaiting Inspection
6.04 km
St Gabriel's Youth & Community Other catering premises Exempt
January 3, 2019
6.09 km
Old School Cakes Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
6.09 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SS8 9QS - Data from Apr 2022

Dinant Avenue Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Dinant Avenue Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Armadale Bus Stop/Station 208 m
Armadale Bus Stop/Station 286 m
Second Avenue Bus Stop/Station 400 m
Benfleet Rail Station Rail 1.99 km
Benfleet Rail Station Rail 2.01 km
Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station Rail 5.22 km
London Southend Airport Air 10.48 km
London Stansted Airport Air 45.62 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 65.47 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SS8 9QS - Data from Dec 2021

Canvey Island Island 133 m
Canvey Lake Inland Water 1.38 km
Benfleet Downs Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Thorney Bay Bay 1.97 km
Hadleigh Ray Beach 2.03 km
Deadman's Point Wetland 2.07 km
Holehaven Point Wetland 2.11 km
Lower Horse Island 2.51 km
Shellhaven Point Wetland 2.55 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.66 km
Benfleet Marsh Wetland 2.71 km
Wall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.92 km
Sandpit Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.03 km
Upper Horse Island 3.31 km
Hadleigh Marsh Wetland 3.33 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SS8 9QS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.5 Mbps 95.6 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 15.5 Mbps 14.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11.3 1
30-300 Mbps 4.4% 90.3 15.2
300+ Mbps 95.6% 593 39

Gas Consumption

43 meters consuming 381,126 kWh - mean 8,863 kWh : median 7,955 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

43 meters consuming 135,625 kWh - mean 3,154 kWh : median 2,517 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SS8 9QS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Essex
Latitude 51.52631700
Longitude 0.56922900
OS Easting 578321
OS Northing 0183951
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4422
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Essex

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Castle Point
County Electorial Division Canvey Island West ED
Electoral Ward Canvey Island Winter Gardens
Local Authority District Castle Point
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Essex

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000069
Travel To Work Area Southend

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
South East Essex
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Mid and South Essex
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Castle Point and Rochford CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Canvey Island BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33026450
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Castle Point 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Castle Point 010E
Output Area / Small Area 8C1