Canvey Island Leigh Beck

Castle Point · East of England · population 8,270 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

29Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,893 of 6,856 in England
  • #640 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 12 in Castle Point
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,366
Median age (est.)49
Density4,165per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above15%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 5%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 12% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant10%
Elementary10%
Professional10%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Canvey Island Leigh Beck is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,893 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 12 in Castle Point. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (62) and lowest on Education (12). Typical homes here sold for about £317,500 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 114 sales), 13% below the wider Castle Point median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,640 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 45 · #3,775
Employment 30 · #4,831
Education 12 · #6,058
Health 35 · #4,474
Crime 35 · #4,454
Housing & access 15 · #5,839
Living environment 62 · #2,610

House prices ?

£317,500median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£317,500114+0.8%+15.5%
Detached£336,25076+4.8%+18.8%
Semi-detached£305,00030-2.1%+12.3%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Flat£215,0007+12.4%
This area£317,500
Castle Point£365,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,640±£5,061 · #4,829 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,993
Price-to-income ?8.9×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 458 offences
Castle Point53
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,509 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences260
Theft34
Burglary12
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order & weapons38
Drugs21
Robbery3
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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