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171 recorded sales · median £245,000 · Castle Point
Castle Point Council · CIIP/PIP — local party control seat share not held · OCD 2026
64/100
Mixed
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£245k
median price
6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£245k
median sold price
9.8 yrs
of local pay to buy
32 min
London — fastest
1
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
32
schools total
6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
218
Violence — most
9.8
NO₂ · WHO 10
44.5%
in a flood zone
23
green spaces
7.2
PM2.5 · WHO 5
46
eat & drink
31
shops
62.3%
gigabit
5
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£332,500 in 2015 → £400,000 in 2026
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Castle Point, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £245,000. That's about 9.8× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 5 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 171 sales£245,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.8× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Castle Point14.7%
Of the homes across Castle Point that sold again within five years, 14.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Flats14.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new8.4%
Bought second-hand16.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16% · ~7.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (448 resale pairs) across Castle Point — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership80%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,309
Castle Point Borough Council£299
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,539
Band B£1,796
Band C£2,052
Band D (baseline)£2,309
Band E£2,822
Band F£3,335
Band G£3,848
Band H£4,617
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Castle Point how Cumberland Avenue compares · from Castle Point
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Winter Gardens +26%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Gardens | £315,000 | +26% | 477 |
| Canvey Island | £322,000 | +18.9% | 621 |
| Benfleet | £385,000 | +16.7% | 582 |
| Leigh Beck | £312,250 | +14.4% | 252 |
| Thundersley | £375,000 | +12.3% | 483 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Cumberland Avenue — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204, Cumberland Avenue | Detached | — | — | £400,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 156 Cumberland Avenue | Detached | — | — | £725,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 93 Cumberland Avenue | Detached | — | — | £435,000 | May 2026 |
| 53 Cumberland Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £350,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 38 Cumberland Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £335,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 101 Cumberland Avenue | Detached | — | — | £630,000 | Oct 2025 |
| 147 CUMBERLAND AVENUE SOUTH BENFLEET BENFLEET | Detached | — | — | £470,000 | Oct 2025 |
| 169 Cumberland Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £300,000 | May 2025 |
| 91 Cumberland Avenue | Detached | — | — | £455,000 | Apr 2025 |
| 164 Cumberland Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £357,500 | Feb 2025 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Castle Point
Crime runs at 6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month6
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Castle Point
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Castle Point district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Castle Point
Population89,587
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
6.3/10
Employment
6.0/10
Education & skills
4.1/10
Health & disability
6.2/10
Crime
5.8/10
Housing & services
4.5/10
Living environment
6.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Castle Point — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+55%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+)19%
Good or very good health81%
Own their home80%
Median age46.6
Born outside the UK5%
See the full Castle Point report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
88% of the 8 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
7 of 8 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 8 nearest inspected schools
of the 8 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Benfleet Primary School | Primary | — | 0.3 km |
| Richmond Pre-school CIC | Nursery | Outstanding ('22) | 0.3 km |
| Kents Hill Infant Academy | Primary | Good ('24) | 0.5 km |
| Kents Hill Junior School | Primary | — | 0.5 km |
| Purple Lion Day Nursery (Benfleet) | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.6 km |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 0.7 km |
| Jotmans Hall Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement ('24) | 0.8 km |
| Tree Tots Pre-school | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.8 km |
| First Class Day Nursery Ltd | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.9 km |
| The Appleton School | Secondary | — | 0.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 79.5 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 84.7 yrs |
| Smoking | 11.2% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 69.6% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
23
nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
12 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfleet Surgery | GP | — | 0.3 km |
| Benfleet Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.3 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.4 km |
| South Benfleet Dental Care | Dentist | — | 0.4 km |
| Dental Beauty Benfleet Clinic | Dentist | — | 0.6 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.7 km |
| High Road Family Doctors | GP | — | 0.9 km |
| Elora Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Castle Point
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 37 min from Benfleet.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfleet | 0.9 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 37 min |
| Pitsea | 2.2 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 37 min |
| Rayleigh | 2.9 mi | London Liverpool Street | 43 min |
| Leigh-On-Sea | 3.7 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 42 min |
| Wickford | 4.4 mi | London Liverpool Street | 37 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Benfleet (37 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging1 points
Per 10,000 residents0.1
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Castle Point
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1002.7%
Flood zone44.5% of postcodes
Radonup to <1% of homes
Historic landfill24 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings36
Conservation areas2
Green belt55.4%
Green spaces23
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Castle Point
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 46 | 98% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 31 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 5 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 23 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Castle Point
Figures for the wider Castle Point — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.4%
In work (employment rate)55.1%
Companies registered here14,179
New incorporations (12m)1,721
Property companies (SPVs)1,763
See the full Castle Point report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district