Postcode SS8 9XQ (Castle Point)

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

SS8 9XQ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.2 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 9XQ as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to SS8 9XQ is The Witterings which is centered 46 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Castle View School and is 234 m away. The closest railway station is Benfleet Rail Station, 2.25 km away.

The closest primary school to SS8 9XQ (for ages 11 and under) is St Katherine's Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 13, 2019. 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 9XQ is Benbow Club and is 5.82 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 23, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 71.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SS8 9XQ 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 9XQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

The Witterings 46 m
Burnside 64 m
Parklands 82 m
Hilton Walk 108 m
Norfolk Close 113 m
Lakeview 146 m
Hilton Road 154 m
Brookside 161 m
Warwick Close 164 m
Devon Way 182 m
Sussex Close 191 m
Sussex Way 199 m
Hilversum Way 216 m
B1014 229 m
Genk Close 249 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SS8 9XQ

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 9XQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
211 m
Winter Gardens Academy Requires improvement
(June 6, 2018)
211 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 714 m
Castle View School 1.08 km
The Cornelius Vermuyden School Requires improvement
(December 4, 2019)
1.09 km
William Read Primary School and Nursery Good
(October 31, 2018)
1.11 km
Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy Good
(November 1, 2017)
1.29 km
Canvey Junior School Outstanding
(September 29, 2010)
1.38 km
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Good
(October 23, 2019)
1.38 km
Lubbins Park Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
1.99 km
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy Good
(March 21, 2018)
2.42 km
Leigh Beck Junior School Good
(January 13, 2022)
2.42 km
The King John School Good
(July 8, 2021)
3.08 km
South Benfleet Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
3.29 km
Hadleigh Junior School Good
(January 29, 2020)
3.31 km
Westwood Academy Outstanding
(December 1, 2017)
3.57 km
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School Good
(February 5, 2020)
3.61 km
USP College Good
(November 12, 2021)
3.79 km
Kents Hill Infant Academy 3.94 km
Kents Hill Junior School Good
(June 27, 2017)
3.94 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Calor Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
5.6 km
Gifford House Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 2, 2019
5.61 km
The Greedy Chef Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 15, 2021
5.61 km
St Margarets C of E Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 10, 2020
5.72 km
St Margarets Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
March 12, 2021
5.72 km
Benbow Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 23, 2017
5.82 km
Bowers Convenience Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 26, 2021
5.93 km
The Gun Pub & Golzar Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 18, 2021
6.05 km
Essex Oyster Company Ltd Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
April 8, 2021
6.08 km
Old School Cakes Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
6.37 km
Basildon Beigel Shop Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
November 13, 2020
6.38 km
Cromwell Manor/Grand Events Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
January 11, 2022
6.39 km
Essex Horse & Pony Protection Retailers - other Exempt
February 22, 2019
6.39 km
Mr Beans Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 11, 2018
6.39 km
Ram News, Pitsea Station Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
December 11, 2020
6.39 km
Residential Centre Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 10, 2020
6.39 km
Wat Tyler Cafe Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 10, 2020
6.39 km
Wat Tyler Kiosk Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 13, 2021
6.39 km
St Gabriel's Youth & Community Other catering premises Exempt
January 3, 2019
6.67 km
Bargain Booze Retailers - other 4
Good
March 14, 2019
6.72 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Castle View School Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Castle View School Bus Stop/Station 252 m
Harrow Road Bus Stop/Station 351 m
Harrow Road Bus Stop/Station 380 m
Silver Jubilee Bus Stop/Station 422 m
Benfleet Rail Station Rail 2.25 km
Benfleet Rail Station Rail 2.3 km
Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station Rail 4.13 km
London Southend Airport Air 9.42 km
London Stansted Airport Air 45.88 km

Nearby Nature

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

Canvey Lake Inland Water 441 m
Hadleigh Ray Beach 1.1 km
Canvey Island Island 1.15 km
Benfleet Downs Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Thorney Bay Bay 1.85 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.14 km
Deadman's Point Wetland 2.19 km
Hadleigh Marsh Wetland 2.26 km
Sandpit Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.28 km
Wall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Plumtree Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.44 km
Adders Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.6 km
Shipwrights Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km
Holehaven Point Wetland 3 km
Benfleet Marsh Wetland 3.02 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 68.5 Mbps 71.7 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10.1 Mbps 19.53 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 27 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 76.1 11
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

10 meters consuming 98,581 kWh - mean 9,858 kWh : median 10,089 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

10 meters consuming 37,558 kWh - mean 3,756 kWh : median 3,291 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SS8 9XQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Essex
Latitude 51.52873100
Longitude 0.58447700
OS Easting 579371
OS Northing 0184257
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12299
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: White professionals
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 E33026444
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Castle Point 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Castle Point 008E
Output Area / Small Area 5A1