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Gainsborough Avenue, Canvey Island

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gainsborough Avenue, Canvey Island · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/canvey-island/gainsborough-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS8 7LU, SS8 7LX, SS8 7LT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£288,621
33 sales
Price range
£180k – £415k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2025
SS8 7LT

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At a glance

House prices£289k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station43 min walkLeigh-on-Sea station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 34 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

33 property sales on Gainsborough Avenue, Canvey Island have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Mar 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £305,705. Average sale prices rose from £227,498 in 2016 to £379,250 in 2025 (+67%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% detached, 27% semi-detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Avenue range from £179,995 to £415,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gainsborough Avenue compared

SS8 postcode area£339,461
Canvey Island£339,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gainsborough Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SS8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £227,498 (2 sales)2016£227k2017: £229,625 (4 sales)2017£230k2018: £312,000 (2 sales)2018£312k2019: £259,000 (4 sales)2019£259k2020: £283,750 (4 sales)2020£284k2021: £279,250 (4 sales)2021£279k2022: £275,000 (1 sales)2022£275k2023: £302,000 (3 sales)2023£302k2024: £308,200 (5 sales)2024£308k2025: £379,250 (4 sales)2025£379k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached22£305,70527 Mar 2025
Semi-detached9£248,22220 Jan 2023
Terraced2£282,50031 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Gainsborough Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LT 19 Jan 2026£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LT 27 Mar 2025£335,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LT 17 Mar 2025£397,500 DetachedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 6 Mar 2025£402,500 DetachedFreehold
19, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 17 Jan 2025£382,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LT 31 Oct 2024£295,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 31 Jul 2024£315,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 22 Jul 2024£415,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 20 Jun 2024£250,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 27 Mar 2024£266,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 20 Oct 2023£283,000 DetachedFreehold
85, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 20 Feb 2023£315,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 20 Jan 2023£308,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1B, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 30 Mar 2022£275,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 10 Sep 2021£247,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LT 17 May 2021£270,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 4 May 2021£255,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LT 12 Mar 2021£345,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 18 Dec 2020£325,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 15 Dec 2020£315,000 DetachedFreehold
71, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 11 Aug 2020£275,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 28 Feb 2020£220,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 17 Oct 2019£277,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 20 Sep 2019£267,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LT 19 Aug 2019£288,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 25 Jul 2019£203,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 12 Dec 2018£340,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LT 31 Jul 2018£284,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 13 Dec 2017£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 27 Oct 2017£180,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 6 Oct 2017£282,500 DetachedFreehold
63, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LX 31 Jul 2017£191,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 24 Oct 2016£275,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Gainsborough Avenue SS8 7LU 8 Apr 2016£179,995 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
34, Gainsborough Avenue £345,000 (Mar 2021) → £397,500 (Mar 2025) +15%
over 4 yrs
19, Gainsborough Avenue £282,500 (Oct 2017) → £382,000 (Jan 2025) +35%
over 7 yrs
6, Gainsborough Avenue £270,000 (May 2021) → £295,000 (Oct 2024) +9%
over 3 yrs
71, Gainsborough Avenue £275,000 (Aug 2020) → £315,000 (Jul 2024) +15%
over 4 yrs
27, Gainsborough Avenue £325,000 (Dec 2020) → £415,000 (Jul 2024) +28%
over 4 yrs
85, Gainsborough Avenue £180,000 (Oct 2017) → £315,000 (Feb 2023) +75%
over 5 yrs
63, Gainsborough Avenue £191,000 (Jul 2017) → £247,000 (Sep 2021) +29%
over 4 yrs
37, Gainsborough Avenue £179,995 (Apr 2016) → £203,000 (Jul 2019) +13%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Gainsborough Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy 342 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.3 mi
Leigh Beck Junior School 319 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Lubbins Park Primary Academy 211 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Castle View School 1,098 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 200 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Athena School 2 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 1.0 mi
William Read Primary Academy 189 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School 213 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Leigh-on-Sea station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Benfleet station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Chalkwell station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Baardwyck Avenue (adj, High St) 2 min walk
  • Corsel Rd (adj, High St) 3 min walk
  • Corsel Rd (opp, High St) 3 min walk
  • Lappmark Road (adj, High St) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Oaklands Surgery
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.7 mi
  • The Island Surgery
    Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.7 mi
  • The Community Practice
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.7 mi
  • Ghauri Practice
    1A Hawkesbury Road, Canvey Island · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Canvey Island Dovervelt Rd · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canvey Island · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Canvey Island · 0.7 mi
  • Spar SPAR- V&N Canvey Island · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Oak Road Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Eldertree Dental Practice · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.5%62.5%
Private rented14.0%20.3%
Social rented0.5%17.1%
Households622

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.1%64.1%
Aged 65+26.7%18.6%
Residents1,391

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks83%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Castle Point with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Gainsborough Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White97.1%94.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%1.7%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereCastle Point
Christian52.6%48.6%
No religion42.1%43.5%
Not answered4.8%5.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.5%
Jewish0.1%0.7%
Muslim0.1%0.8%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK95.9%95.2%
Born outside the UK4.1%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications28.2%23.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications16%13.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above15.4%18.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.1%17%
Level 2 qualifications14%17%
Apprenticeship7.2%6.8%
Other qualifications4%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health45.6%45.7%
Good health33.8%35.1%
Fair health13.9%13.8%
Bad health4.9%4.2%
Very bad health1.8%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
1 car or van in household43.9%39.2%
2 cars or vans in household29.6%31.4%
No cars or vans in household14.5%15%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%14.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Castle Point.

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