Is Castle Point a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Castle Point, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 2,043 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Castle Point, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 2,043 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Castle Point sold for £356,579 in the latest House Price Index, down 4.3% on a year earlier. Across Castle Point, police record 63 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Castle Point, the nearest primary school is Winter Gardens Academy, 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The King John School, 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Essex Way Surgery, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk.
Benfleet station is 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk; the nearest park, Hadleigh Castle, is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Across Castle Point, police record 63 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Castle Point sold for £356,579 in the latest House Price Index, down 4.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £476,565, semi-detached £349,894, terraced £287,493, flats £164,428. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Winter Gardens Academy, 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The King John School, 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Benfleet is 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £70,756 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.