- Home
- Councils
- District councils
- Castle Point
District councilCurrentE07000069
Castle Point Borough Council
Local authority area: Castle Point
Castle Point is a district council in Essex, in the East of England region of England. It covers 45.1 km² and had 89,731 residents in 2022 — about 1,991 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Thundersley.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Castle Point, 2012–2022.
Residents, 202289,731+1.7% since 2012
Land area45.1km²17.4 sq mi
Density1,991/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#341of 382 UK councils · #287 in England
Population estimates4 data points
88.2K89.2K90.1K89.7K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Castle Point became a local authority area.
Abroad
Twinned with
Romainville
Elections
13 electoral wards
Census 2021: 89,582 residents in 37,384 households across the wards; 25.2% aged 65+, 80.0% of homes owned, 15.0% of households without a car.
1Canvey Island Winter Gardens3,011 households · 14.0% aged 65+8,3742Canvey Island Central3,491 households · 26.6% aged 65+8,2503St Mary's3,401 households · 23.9% aged 65+8,2194Canvey Island North3,721 households · 34.2% aged 65+7,9405Canvey Island South3,319 households · 27.2% aged 65+7,6456Thundersley North3,210 households · 28.0% aged 65+7,557
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1049506 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.