— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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8,687 people · median £310,000 · Castle Point
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Castle Point Council · CIIP/PIP — local party control seat share not held · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £310,000, up 14% over five years. That's about 9.8× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 48 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£310,000
5-year change+14%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.8× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Castle Point14.7%
Of the homes across Castle Point that sold again within five years, 14.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Flats14.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new8.4%
Bought second-hand16.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16% · ~7.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (448 resale pairs) across Castle Point — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership78%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,309
Castle Point Borough Council£299
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,539
Band B£1,796
Band C£2,052
Band D (baseline)£2,309
Band E£2,822
Band F£3,335
Band G£3,848
Band H£4,617
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,315 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in SS8 7 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Avenue | £145,500 | 301 | +22.4% |
| Maurice Road | £155,500 | 214 | +9.8% |
| High Street | £120,500 | 210 | — |
| Furtherwick Road | £170,000 | 193 | +2.5% |
| Labworth Road | £184,500 | 128 | -3.3% |
| Keer Avenue | £159,475 | 126 | +16.6% |
| Point Road | £159,500 | 119 | -15.5% |
| Gainsborough Avenue | £152,748 | 118 | +29.9% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Castle Point how SS8 7 compares · from Castle Point
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Winter Gardens +26%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Gardens | £315,000 | +26% | 477 |
| Canvey Island | £322,000 | +18.9% | 621 |
| Benfleet | £385,000 | +16.7% | 582 |
| Leigh Beck | £312,250 | +14.4% | 252 |
| Thundersley | £375,000 | +12.3% | 483 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in SS8 7 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Grafton Road | Semi-detached | 3 | B | £355,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 5 Handel Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £460,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 2a Beach Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £387,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 37 Labworth Road | Detached | 4+ | D | £380,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 24 Maurice Road | Detached | 4+ | D | £355,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 15 Shell Beach Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £391,850 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 6 McGrail Court Aalten Avenue | Flat | 2 | C | £195,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 44 Handel Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £500,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 91b May Avenue | Detached | 1 | D | £225,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 53 Lottem Road | Detached | 2 | C | £322,500 | Jun 2026 |
224 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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