Canvey Island Central
Ward in Castle Point, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.519, 0.571 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 78 83 |
Canvey Island Central sits at the heart of Canvey Island within the Castle Point borough of Essex, England, taking in the town centre and stretches of seafront behind the island's reinforced sea wall along the Thames Estuary. It is largely residential with local shopping parades, a marina and easy road links across the bridge to the mainland near Benfleet, with rail connections onwards to Southend and London.
The ward reflects the island’s reclaimed marshland history and the legacy of the 1953 flood, with industrial chapters in oil and chemicals giving way to a mix of seaside leisure, small-scale commerce and surprising pockets of wildlife such as Canvey Wick, valued for its rare insects and plants. Community life tends to be local and rooted - seafront cafés, boating and village-style events sit alongside commuter routines to nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Canvey Island Central
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bexley 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Basildon 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Chelmsford 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Maidstone 17.2 miles27.8 km
- Gillingham 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Grays 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Chatham 11 miles17.7 km
- Barking and Dagenham 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Dartford 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Gravesend 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Brentwood 13.2 miles21.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Canvey Island Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Canvey Island South Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Canvey Island Winter Gardens Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Canvey Island North Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Canvey Island East Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- St. Mary's Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Thundersley South Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Appleton Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Hadleigh St. James Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Thundersley and South Benfleet Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Tarpots Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- West Leigh Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Canvey Island Central
SS8 9BU, SS8 9JP, SS8 0NT, SS8 0PR, SS8 9JQ, SS8 9BW, SS8 0JY, SS8 9AD, SS8 9ND … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 6.5 miles10.4 km
- London City Airport 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Benfleet Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Leigh-on-Sea Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near Canvey Island Central Ad
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Camelia Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Oyster Fleet Hotel 2 1 mile1.6 km
- Seven Hotel 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Holiday Inn Basildon 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Hope Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Rochford Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Rettendon Lodge Events 8 miles12.9 km
- Muthu Westcliff Hotel (Near London Southend Airport) 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
Schools in Canvey Island Central
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 5.6 miles9 km
- Roots Hall Stadium 6 miles9.6 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 8.5 miles13.6 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 9 miles14.5 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 9.3 miles15 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 9.8 miles15.8 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 9.9 miles16 km
- Hylands Estate 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Blue Water Shopping centre 14 miles22.6 km