Housing in SS8 0GT
What the homes in SS8 0GT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Canvey Island Leigh Beck
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,122 (2024)
SS8 0GTCanvey Island
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (44.8%). Flats make up 20.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.9% of households in the SS8 0GT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 41.2% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented29.4%20.5%
- Social rented7.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.5%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Castle Point
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Castle Point (August 2026, +4.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SS8 0GT (Canvey Island Leigh Beck) (about 2,122 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.