Castle Point Borough Council
Civic and Social OrganizationsEngland, United Kingdom51-200 Employees
Castle Point Borough Council is a local government authority serving the Castle Point borough in Essex, England. It comprises four communities—South Benfleet, Canvey Island, Hadleigh and Thundersley—and supports a working population of about 47,000 and around 3,400 local businesses. The borough includes protected coastline and marshes along the Thames Estuary and hosts leisure facilities such as Runnymede Leisure Centre and Waterside Farm Leisure Centre. The council is one of the borough's largest employers, with around six hundred staff—split between directly employed personnel and contracted services. It benefits from proximity to central London and robust transport links, and supports education and community life through assets like Canvey Seafront and Hadleigh Castle, as well as a strong independent retail sector. Recent developments include improvements to Hadleigh Memorial Recreation Ground and South Benfleet Playing Fields, with two new playgrounds announced in May 2026.