Canvey Island
Parish in Castle Point, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.525, 0.578 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 78 83 |
| Population: | 38,170 |
Canvey Island is a low-lying, reclaimed island and civil parish in the borough of Castle Point, Essex, sitting out in the outer reaches of the Thames Estuary in England. Its landscape is dominated by sea walls, marshes and industrial estates and the island is still defined by the memory of the disastrous North Sea flood of 1953, which prompted major flood-defence works and shaped much of the modern shoreline.
Today the island mixes industry and leisure: there are oil and chemical storage facilities alongside seaside amusements, a local football club and a lively community scene that once helped spawn the 1970s pub‑rock sound associated with bands like Dr Feelgood. Nature reserves and salt marshes (for example Two Tree Island) offer wildlife and birdwatching, while easy road and rail links via nearby Benfleet and proximity to Southend-on-Sea and London make it both a working landscape and a commuter dormitory with a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Canvey Island
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 6.2 miles
- Bexley 19.2 miles
- Basildon 5.8 miles
- Chelmsford 15.1 miles
- Maidstone 17.7 miles
- Gillingham 10.5 miles
- Grays 10.8 miles
- Chatham 11.5 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 19.6 miles
- Dartford 16.6 miles
- Gravesend 10.8 miles
- Braintree 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Canvey Island Central Ward 0.5 miles
- Canvey Island South Ward 0.6 miles
- Canvey Island Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Canvey Island Winter Gardens Ward 0.8 miles
- Canvey Island North Ward 1 mile
- Canvey Island East Ward 1.5 miles
- St. Mary's Ward 2 miles
- Thundersley South Ward 2.3 miles
- Hadleigh St. James Ward 2.4 miles
- Appleton Ward 2.4 miles
- Thundersley and South Benfleet Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tarpots Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Canvey Island
SS8 0HD, SS8 9BE, SS8 7ED, SS8 7TX, SS8 7RU, SS8 0JR, SS8 8NA, SS8 0EY, SS8 0AJ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 6 miles
- London City Airport 22.5 miles
- Benfleet Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Leigh-on-Sea Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Canvey Island Ad
- Oyster Fleet Hotel 2 0.6 miles
- The Ship Hotel 3.3 miles
- The Horseshoe and Castle 4 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 6 miles
- The Oakland 2 8.5 miles
- Premier Inn Basildon - Rayleigh 3 3.7 miles
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 7.3 miles
- Premier Inn Southend Airport 3 5.1 miles
- Muthu Westcliff Hotel (Near London Southend Airport) 3 5.3 miles
- Basildon South 3 5.1 miles
Schools in Canvey Island
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Canvey Junior School Primary
- Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy Primary
- Leigh Beck Junior School Primary
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy Primary
- Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Katherine's C of E Primary School Primary
- William Read Primary Academy Primary
- Winter Gardens Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 0.7 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 5.2 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 5.5 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 5.6 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 8.9 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 9 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 9.1 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 10.3 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 10.4 miles
- Hylands Estate 13.6 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 14.5 miles