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Handel Road, Canvey Island

MyStreetCheck free street report: Handel Road, Canvey Island · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/canvey-island/handel-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS8 7HL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£480,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£294,976
21 sales
Price range
£187k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Jul 2026
SS8 7HL

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At a glance

House prices£480k average41% above the Canvey Island average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station48 min walkLeigh-on-Sea station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

21 property sales on Handel Road, Canvey Island have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £480,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £305,528. Average sale prices rose from £244,800 in 2016 to £480,000 in 2026 (+96%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 41% above the Canvey Island average of £339,461 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% detached, 14% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Handel Road range from £187,000 to £500,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 94 streets in Canvey Island with at least two sales in the last year, Handel Road ranks 4th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Handel Road compared

Handel Road£480,000
SS8 postcode area£339,461
Canvey Island£339,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SS8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £244,800 (5 sales)2016£245k2017: £332,000 (1 sales)2017£332k2019: £249,333 (3 sales)2019£249k2020: £285,000 (2 sales)2020£285k2022: £260,000 (1 sales)2022£260k2023: £425,000 (1 sales)2023£425k2024: £268,300 (5 sales)2024£268k2025: £334,000 (1 sales)2025£334k2026: £480,000 (2 sales)2026£480k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached18£305,52821 Jul 2026
Semi-detached3£231,66727 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Handel Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
42, Handel Road SS8 7HL 7 Aug 2026£258,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Handel Road SS8 7HL 21 Jul 2026£460,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Handel Road SS8 7HL 2 Jul 2026£500,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Handel Road SS8 7HL 1 May 2026£180,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Handel Road SS8 7HL 14 Feb 2025£334,000 DetachedFreehold
56B, Handel Road SS8 7HL 27 Nov 2024£315,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Handel Road SS8 7HL 27 Sep 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19B, Handel Road SS8 7HL 8 Aug 2024£320,000 DetachedFreehold
48A, Handel Road SS8 7HL 15 Jul 2024£260,000 DetachedFreehold
19B, Handel Road SS8 7HL 10 Jan 2024£226,500 DetachedFreehold
33, Handel Road SS8 7HL 25 Sep 2023£425,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Handel Road SS8 7HL 19 Dec 2022£260,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Handel Road SS8 7HL 21 Dec 2021£365,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Handel Road SS8 7HL 15 Jul 2020£305,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Handel Road SS8 7HL 26 Mar 2020£265,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Handel Road SS8 7HL 6 Dec 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Handel Road SS8 7HL 2 Dec 2019£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Handel Road SS8 7HL 23 Oct 2019£273,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Handel Road SS8 7HL 11 Jan 2019£164,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Handel Road SS8 7HL 24 Feb 2017£332,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Handel Road SS8 7HL 20 Dec 2016£245,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Handel Road SS8 7HL 23 Sep 2016£340,000 DetachedFreehold
15A, Handel Road SS8 7HL 6 Sep 2016£187,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Handel Road SS8 7HL 27 Jul 2016£227,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Handel Road SS8 7HL 22 Jul 2016£225,000 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
40, Handel Road £195,000 (Dec 2019) → £220,000 (Sep 2024) +13%
over 5 yrs
19B, Handel Road £226,500 (Jan 2024) → £320,000 (Aug 2024) +41%
over under a year
33, Handel Road £332,000 (Feb 2017) → £425,000 (Sep 2023) +28%
over 7 yrs
66, Handel Road £164,000 (Jan 2019) → £265,000 (Mar 2020) +62%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Handel Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lubbins Park Primary Academy 211 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Castle View School 1,098 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy 342 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.6 mi
Leigh Beck Junior School 319 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Athena School 2 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 0.7 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 200 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
William Read Primary Academy 189 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Winter Gardens Academy 411 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.3 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 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Benfleet station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Chalkwell station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Windjammer (o/s, Eastern Esplanade) 4 min walk
  • Windjammer (opp, Eastern Esplanade) 4 min walk
  • Shellbeach Road (opp, Eastern Esplanade) 5 min walk
  • Shellbeach Road (adj, Eastern Esplanade) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Oaklands Surgery
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.6 mi
  • The Island Surgery
    Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.6 mi
  • The Community Practice
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.6 mi
  • Ghauri Practice
    1A Hawkesbury Road, Canvey Island · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Canvey Island · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canvey Island · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Canvey Island Dovervelt Rd · 0.7 mi
  • Spar SPAR- V&N Canvey Island · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Oak Road Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Eldertree Dental Practice · 0.7 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.2%62.5%
Private rented15.1%20.3%
Social rented1.7%17.1%
Households661

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.4%64.1%
Aged 65+26.4%18.6%
Residents1,513

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Handel Road

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White96.6%94.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%1.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereCastle Point
Christian52.9%48.6%
No religion41.1%43.5%
Not answered4.2%5.1%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Hindu0.5%0.5%
Muslim0.5%0.8%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0.7%

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK95%95.2%
Born outside the UK5%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications27.7%23.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above16.5%18.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.9%17%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%17%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.6%13.6%
Apprenticeship7.2%6.8%
Other qualifications3.3%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health43%45.7%
Good health35%35.1%
Fair health15.8%13.8%
Bad health5.2%4.2%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
1 car or van in household39.9%39.2%
2 cars or vans in household28.4%31.4%
No cars or vans in household17.9%15%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.8%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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