Billericay is a historic market town and civil parish in the borough of Basildon, in Essex, England, lying roughly 25 miles east of London. It retains a compact, village-like centre of Georgian and Victorian streets, with a medieval parish church, St Mary Magdalen, and several conservation areas that hint at its coaching‑town past and longer rural roots.
The parish is prized for green spaces such as Norsey Wood and Lake Meadows, popular for local events and walks, and benefits from strong rail links into London which underpin its commuter economy. Locally there’s a healthy mix of independent shops, community groups, sports clubs and regular festivals, giving the place an active social life while remaining quieter and more suburban than the larger towns nearby.
Postcode districts covering Billericay
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Southend-on-Sea 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Bexley 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Basildon 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Chelmsford 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Gillingham 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Harlow 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Grays 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Chatham 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Barking and Dagenham 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Cheshunt 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Dartford 15.5 miles25 km
Neighbouring places
- Billericay Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Billericay East Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Billericay West Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Havering's Grove Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Burstead Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Little Burstead Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Great Burstead and South Green Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hutton East Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stock Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Noak Hill Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ramsden Heath Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ingatestone Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Billericay
CM11 2BX, CM12 0TJ, CM12 0YN, CM12 0LZ, CM11 1ET, CM12 0JE, CM12 2EQ, CM11 2EX, CM12 0SW … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 12.7 miles20.4 km
- London City Airport 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Billericay Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Ingatestone Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Billericay Ad
- Pontlands Park 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Holiday Inn Basildon 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Greenwoods Hotel & Spa 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Ivy Hill Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Glass House Retreat 7 miles11.3 km
- De Rougemont Manor 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Rettendon Lodge Events 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 10 miles16.1 km
Schools in Billericay
- Brightside Primary School Primary
- Buttsbury Primary School Primary
- Mayflower High School Secondary
- Quilters Infant School Primary
- Quilters Junior School Primary
- Sunnymede Primary School Primary
- The Billericay School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Hylands Estate 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Furze Woods Forest 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Pirgo Historic site 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 12.4 miles20 km
- Roots Hall Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Blue Water Shopping centre 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Dines Hall Country house 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Copped Hall Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km