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Canvey Island Winter Gardens: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Canvey Island Winter Gardens neighbourhood of Castle Point, England (ONS area Castle Point 008). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes SS8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SS8 9XJ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Canvey Island Winter Gardens is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Castle Point (4 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £318,750 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Castle Point (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Benfleet, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£318,750

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.26; 0 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£59,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Canvey Island Winter Gardens sits in Castle Point

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in Castle Point
Average household income: 4th highest of 12 neighbourhoods in Castle Point

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Canvey Island Winter Gardens

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Castle Point, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Castle Point, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Castle Point, 4 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Income deprivation ranking
Home improvement applications
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Benfleet Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (42 to 51 min) and Shoeburyness (about 23 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Katherine's Church of England Primary School 150 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024).
Nearest state secondary school The Cornelius Vermuyden School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Oct 2023). Special measures.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Canvey Island Winter Gardens

What is the typical house price in Canvey Island Winter Gardens?

£318,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

How does Canvey Island Winter Gardens compare with the rest of Castle Point?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in Castle Point. Average household income: 4th highest of 12 neighbourhoods in Castle Point.

Is Canvey Island Winter Gardens an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Canvey Island Winter Gardens gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.26; 0 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Canvey Island Winter Gardens?

Benfleet. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (42 to 51 min) and Shoeburyness (about 23 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Canvey Island Winter Gardens?

Nearest state primary school. St Katherine's Church of England Primary School. 150 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Cornelius Vermuyden School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Oct 2023). Special measures.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.