Canvey Island Winter Gardens

Castle Point · East of England · population 6,967 · 5 LSOAs

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

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,953 of 6,856 in England
  • #535 of 746 in East of England
  • #9 of 12 in Castle Point
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,980
Median age (est.)40
Density3,013per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above17%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 5%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 24%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Administrative 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Administrative13%
Professional13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 1%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 1%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 43% · Jewish 4%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 Winter Gardens is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,953 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 12 in Castle Point. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (70) and lowest on Education (18). Typical homes here sold for about £317,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 93 sales), 13% below the wider Castle Point median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,399 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 53 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 32 · #4,680
Employment 52 · #3,302
Education 18 · #5,585
Health 50 · #3,446
Crime 43 · #3,878
Housing & access 43 · #3,933
Living environment 70 · #2,089

House prices ?

£317,500median (12m) · +4.1% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£317,50093+4.1%+18.5%
Detached£380,00044+10.1%+10.1%
Semi-detached£315,00023+8.0%+20.2%
Terraced£312,00021+2.3%+24.8%
Flat£160,0005-8.6%+6.7%
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)£41,399±£6,217 · #3,022 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,811
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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
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Recorded crime ?

53 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 367 offences
Castle Point53
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,324 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences193
Theft44
Burglary13
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons27
Drugs15
Robbery5
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 51 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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