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Rainbow Road, Canvey Island

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for SS8 8AE, SS8 8AH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£321,509
22 sales
Price range
£225k – £475k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Aug 2025
SS8 8AE

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At a glance

House prices£322k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station42 min walkBenfleet station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

22 property sales on Rainbow Road, Canvey Island have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 4 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £334,125. Average sale prices rose from £244,000 in 2016 to £349,000 in 2025 (+43%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% detached, 27% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Rainbow Road range from £225,000 to £475,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Rainbow Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rainbow Road 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: £244,000 (2 sales)2016£244k2017: £265,000 (1 sales)2017£265k2018: £225,000 (1 sales)2018£225k2019: £280,000 (1 sales)2019£280k2020: £291,333 (3 sales)2020£291k2021: £325,167 (3 sales)2021£325k2022: £345,200 (1 sales)2022£345k2023: £381,250 (2 sales)2023£381k2024: £360,000 (6 sales)2024£360k2025: £349,000 (2 sales)2025£349k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached16£334,1254 Aug 2025
Semi-detached6£287,86730 May 2025

Sold prices on Rainbow Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 4 Aug 2025£428,000 DetachedFreehold
9A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 30 May 2025£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 22 Nov 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 14 Aug 2024£475,000 DetachedFreehold
13A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 12 Jul 2024£420,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 1 Apr 2024£345,000 DetachedFreehold
17A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 19 Mar 2024£370,000 DetachedFreehold
18C, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 4 Jan 2024£310,000 DetachedFreehold
31B, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 6 Jul 2023£450,000 DetachedFreehold
11A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 13 Jan 2023£312,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 20 May 2022£345,200 Semi-detachedFreehold
31A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 15 Dec 2021£300,000 DetachedFreehold
20A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 9 Jun 2021£383,000 DetachedFreehold
8A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 8 Jan 2021£292,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 2 Nov 2020£287,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 14 Aug 2020£320,000 DetachedFreehold
11B, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 21 Feb 2020£267,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 14 Jun 2019£280,000 DetachedFreehold
24A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 8 Oct 2018£225,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 6 Apr 2017£265,000 DetachedFreehold
4B, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 7 Mar 2017£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37B, Rainbow Road SS8 8AH 22 Jun 2016£240,000 DetachedFreehold
16A, Rainbow Road SS8 8AE 30 Mar 2016£248,000 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
6, Rainbow Road £345,000 (Apr 2024) → £428,000 (Aug 2025) +24%
over 1 yr
24A, Rainbow Road £225,000 (Oct 2018) → £287,000 (Nov 2020) +28%
over 2 yrs
17, Rainbow Road £265,000 (Apr 2017) → £280,000 (Jun 2019) +6%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Rainbow Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Castle View School 1,098 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 200 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Lubbins Park Primary Academy 211 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy 342 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.8 mi
Leigh Beck Junior School 319 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Athena School 2 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 0.8 mi
Winter Gardens Academy 411 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School 213 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.8 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

  • Benfleet station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Leigh-on-Sea station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Chalkwell station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • May Avenue (opp, High St) 1 min walk
  • Market (W-bound, High St) 2 min walk
  • Normans Road (adj, High St) 2 min walk
  • Normans Road (opp, High St) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Oaklands Surgery
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • The Island Surgery
    Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • The Community Practice
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • Ghauri Practice
    1A Hawkesbury Road, Canvey Island · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Canvey Island Dovervelt Rd · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canvey Island · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Canvey Island · 0.3 mi
  • Spar SPAR- V&N Canvey Island · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Rocialle Direct · 0.3 mi
  • Well · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Eldertree Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Oak Road Dental Practice · 0.3 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.1%62.5%
Private rented18.8%20.3%
Social rented4.0%17.1%
Households595

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.7%64.1%
Aged 65+24.1%18.6%
Residents1,453

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 Rainbow Road

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White94.7%94.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%1.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%

Religion

HereCastle Point
No religion48%43.5%
Christian45.4%48.6%
Not answered4.1%5.1%
Muslim0.6%0.8%
Hindu0.5%0.5%
Jewish0.5%0.7%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK95.6%95.2%
Born outside the UK4.4%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications28.2%23.9%
Level 2 qualifications19.7%17%
Level 3 qualifications15.5%17%
Level 4 qualifications and above14.7%18.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%13.6%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.8%
Other qualifications2.9%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health42.9%45.7%
Good health36.3%35.1%
Fair health14.5%13.8%
Bad health4.9%4.2%
Very bad health1.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
1 car or van in household40.5%39.2%
2 cars or vans in household27.9%31.4%
No cars or vans in household17.6%15%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%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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