Housing in SS8 7LH
What the homes in SS8 7LH 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
- 1,476 (2024)
SS8 7LHCanvey Island
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (59.8%). Flats make up 11.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74.6% of households in the SS8 7LH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.8% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14%20.5%
- Social rented11.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.7% 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 66 or over (16.7%). 22.5% 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 7LH (Canvey Island Leigh Beck) (about 1,476 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.