Canvey Island Newlands

Castle Point · East of England · population 6,670 · 4 LSOAs

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

37Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,289 of 6,856 in England
  • #588 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 12 in Castle Point
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,648
Median age (est.)55
Density3,381per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above13%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 24%65+ 37%

Tenure

Own outright: 57%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 57%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 3%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 8%Other: 23%
One person 36%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 8%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 11% · Administrative 11%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Associate professional11%
Professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%

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 54% · No religion 39% · Other 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 Newlands is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,289 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 12 in Castle Point. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (56) and lowest on Housing & access (20). Typical homes here sold for about £297,500 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 79 sales), 18% below the wider Castle Point median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,914 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 46 · #3,707
Employment 40 · #4,097
Education 20 · #5,462
Health 44 · #3,864
Crime 56 · #2,987
Housing & access 20 · #5,509
Living environment 33 · #4,584

House prices ?

£297,500median (12m) · -2.5% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£297,50079-2.5%+10.2%
Detached£315,00046+1.6%+10.5%
Semi-detached£270,00025-8.0%+0.6%
Terraced£295,0005-7.8%+19.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£297,500
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)£30,914±£5,312 · #6,216 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,948
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 275 offences
Castle Point53
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,347 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences130
Theft31
Burglary14
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons25
Drugs7
Robbery4
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 61 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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