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Whernside Avenue, Canvey Island

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House prices, sold prices and local information for SS8 8EG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£382,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£274,578
16 sales
Price range
£140k – £415k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Mar 2026
SS8 8EG

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At a glance

House prices£275k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station38 min walkBenfleet station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

16 property sales on Whernside Avenue, Canvey Island have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £382,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £290,300. 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 63% detached, 38% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Whernside Avenue range from £140,000 to £415,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Whernside Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Whernside 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: £153,000 (2 sales)2016£153k2017: £322,500 (1 sales)2017£323k2018: £235,000 (1 sales)2018£235k2019: £310,000 (1 sales)2019£310k2020: £204,250 (1 sales)2020£204k2021: £285,000 (2 sales)2021£285k2022: £325,000 (1 sales)2022£325k2023: £278,000 (1 sales)2023£278k2024: £312,500 (2 sales)2024£313k2025: £278,333 (3 sales)2025£278k2026: £382,500 (1 sales)2026£383k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£290,30025 Mar 2026
Semi-detached6£248,37524 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Whernside Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 25 Mar 2026£382,500 DetachedFreehold
11, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 24 Oct 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 20 Jun 2025£320,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 6 Jun 2025£250,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 9 Jul 2024£415,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 24 May 2024£210,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 5 Dec 2023£278,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 26 Oct 2022£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 27 Sep 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 30 Apr 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 28 Feb 2020£204,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 12 Jul 2019£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 6 Jul 2018£235,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 31 Jul 2017£322,500 DetachedFreehold
3, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 6 Feb 2017£264,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 29 Mar 2016£140,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Whernside Avenue SS8 8EG 17 Feb 2016£166,000 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
39, Whernside Avenue £350,000 (Sep 2021) → £382,500 (Mar 2026) +9%
over 4 yrs
42, Whernside Avenue £235,000 (Jul 2018) → £250,000 (Jun 2025) +6%
over 7 yrs
34, Whernside Avenue £220,000 (Apr 2021) → £325,000 (Oct 2022) +48%
over 1 yr
3, Whernside Avenue £264,995 (Feb 2017) → £310,000 (Jul 2019) +17%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Whernside Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Castle View School 1,098 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 200 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School 213 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Winter Gardens Academy 411 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Lubbins Park Primary Academy 211 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy 342 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.0 mi
Leigh Beck Junior School 319 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Athena School 2 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 1.0 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Leigh-on-Sea station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Chalkwell station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Whernside Avenue (adj, Dovervelt Rd) 1 min walk
  • Whernside Avenue (opp, Dovervelt Rd) 2 min walk
  • Essex Road (adj, Dovervelt Rd) 3 min walk
  • Essex Road (opp, Dovervelt Rd) 4 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

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Canvey Island Dovervelt Rd · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Canvey Island · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Canvey Island · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Winter Gardens Canvey Island · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Rocialle Direct · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Eldertree Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Oak Road Dental Practice · 0.6 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 skills4 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime4 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
Owned80.8%62.5%
Private rented16.3%20.3%
Social rented2.8%17.1%
Households704

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.7%64.1%
Aged 65+31.7%18.6%
Residents1,513

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 Whernside Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCastle Point
White97.3%94.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.5%

Religion

HereCastle Point
Christian54.8%48.6%
No religion38.6%43.5%
Not answered4.3%5.1%
Jewish0.9%0.7%
Hindu0.5%0.5%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Muslim0.1%0.8%

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereCastle Point
No qualifications28.5%23.9%
Level 3 qualifications17.4%17%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%17%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.1%13.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above12.1%18.5%
Apprenticeship8.5%6.8%
Other qualifications3.4%3.3%

General health

HereCastle Point
Very good health38.9%45.7%
Good health36.7%35.1%
Fair health17.7%13.8%
Bad health5.3%4.2%
Very bad health1.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCastle Point
1 car or van in household39.6%39.2%
2 cars or vans in household27.2%31.4%
No cars or vans in household20.1%15%
3 or more cars or vans in household13%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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