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The Driveway, Canvey Island

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House prices, sold prices and local information for SS8 0AB, SS8 0AD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£307,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£310,797
32 sales
Price range
£215k – £450k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Dec 2025
SS8 0AD

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At a glance

House prices£308k average9% below the Canvey Island average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station43 min walkBenfleet 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

32 property sales on The Driveway, Canvey Island have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £307,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £310,000. Average sale prices rose from £229,750 in 2016 to £335,000 in 2025 (+46%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% below the Canvey Island average of £339,461 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% semi-detached, 25% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Driveway range from £215,000 to £450,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 94 streets in Canvey Island with at least two sales in the last year, The Driveway ranks 70th for average price.

House prices on The Driveway compared

The Driveway£307,500
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: £229,750 (2 sales)2016£230k2017: £289,000 (5 sales)2017£289k2018: £293,600 (5 sales)2018£294k2019: £295,500 (2 sales)2019£296k2020: £264,000 (2 sales)2020£264k2021: £347,200 (5 sales)2021£347k2022: £348,000 (1 sales)2022£348k2023: £350,000 (4 sales)2023£350k2024: £295,000 (1 sales)2024£295k2025: £335,000 (5 sales)2025£335k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached24£310,00018 Jul 2025
Detached8£313,18815 Dec 2025

Sold prices on The Driveway

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, The Driveway SS8 0AB 15 Dec 2025£550,000 DetachedFreehold
8, The Driveway SS8 0AD 15 Dec 2025£350,000 DetachedFreehold
94, The Driveway SS8 0AD 31 Oct 2025£265,000 DetachedFreehold
12, The Driveway SS8 0AD 18 Jul 2025£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, The Driveway SS8 0AD 9 May 2025£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, The Driveway SS8 0AB 28 Feb 2025£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, The Driveway SS8 0AD 12 Apr 2024£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, The Driveway SS8 0AB 23 Nov 2023£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, The Driveway SS8 0AB 20 Oct 2023£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, The Driveway SS8 0AD 6 Jul 2023£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, The Driveway SS8 0AB 19 Jun 2023£385,000 DetachedFreehold
45, The Driveway SS8 0AB 8 Jun 2022£348,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, The Driveway SS8 0AB 17 Nov 2021£276,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, The Driveway SS8 0AB 24 Sep 2021£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, The Driveway SS8 0AD 3 Mar 2021£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, The Driveway SS8 0AD 5 Feb 2021£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, The Driveway SS8 0AD 15 Jan 2021£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, The Driveway SS8 0AB 12 Mar 2020£273,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
92, The Driveway SS8 0AD 30 Jan 2020£255,000 DetachedFreehold
31, The Driveway SS8 0AB 22 Nov 2019£271,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, The Driveway SS8 0AB 6 Sep 2019£320,000 DetachedFreehold
47, The Driveway SS8 0AB 6 Dec 2018£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, The Driveway SS8 0AD 30 Nov 2018£425,000 DetachedFreehold
41, The Driveway SS8 0AB 30 Nov 2018£268,000 DetachedFreehold
47, The Driveway SS8 0AB 26 Oct 2018£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, The Driveway SS8 0AB 14 Sep 2018£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, The Driveway SS8 0AD 30 Aug 2018£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, The Driveway SS8 0AB 16 Nov 2017£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, The Driveway SS8 0AD 2 Oct 2017£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, The Driveway SS8 0AB 31 Aug 2017£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, The Driveway SS8 0AD 5 May 2017£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, The Driveway SS8 0AB 16 Feb 2017£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, The Driveway SS8 0AB 23 May 2016£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, The Driveway SS8 0AB 24 Mar 2016£237,500 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
17, The Driveway £330,000 (Feb 2017) → £350,000 (Nov 2023) +6%
over 7 yrs
47, The Driveway £290,000 (Oct 2018) → £275,000 (Dec 2018) -5%
over under a year

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Schools near The Driveway

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Athena School 2 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 0.2 mi
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
William Read Primary Academy 189 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Lubbins Park Primary Academy 211 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Canvey Primary School and Nursery 239 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery 216 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Winter Gardens Academy 411 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.9 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 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Leigh-on-Sea station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
  • Chalkwell station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Runnymede Road (adj, Long Rd) 4 min walk
  • Convent Road (adj, Long Rd) 4 min walk
  • Poplar Road (adj, Furtherwick Rd) 4 min walk
  • Parkway (adj, Furtherwick Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Oaklands Surgery
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.2 mi
  • The Island Surgery
    Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.2 mi
  • The Community Practice
    Central Canvey Primary Care Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island · 0.2 mi
  • Ghauri Practice
    1A Hawkesbury Road, Canvey Island · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Canvey Island · 0.3 mi
  • Spar SPAR- V&N Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Canvey Island Dovervelt Rd · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • Rocialle Direct · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Oak Road Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Eldertree Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 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 3 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
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime1 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
Owned73.2%62.5%
Private rented21.4%20.3%
Social rented5.4%17.1%
Households667

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.6%64.1%
Aged 65+26.7%18.6%
Residents1,647

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 The Driveway

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White94.5%94.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.5%

Religion

HereCastle Point
Christian50.8%48.6%
No religion40.7%43.5%
Not answered3.8%5.1%
Jewish2.1%0.7%
Muslim1.3%0.8%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.3%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereCastle Point
Born in the UK94.6%95.2%
Born outside the UK5.4%4.8%

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications28.1%23.9%
Level 2 qualifications16.6%17%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%17%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.2%13.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above13.6%18.5%
Apprenticeship7.2%6.8%
Other qualifications4%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health43.5%45.7%
Good health36.3%35.1%
Fair health14%13.8%
Bad health5%4.2%
Very bad health1.2%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
1 car or van in household39.2%39.2%
2 cars or vans in household28.7%31.4%
No cars or vans in household18.2%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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