Waterhouse Farm
Ward in Chelmsford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.729, 0.454 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 69 06 |
| Dialling code: | 01245 (Chelmsford) |
Waterhouse Farm is an electoral ward in Chelmsford, Essex, made up largely of suburban housing on the outskirts of the city with a number of small parks and strips of green land. The name hints at its agricultural origins, but much of the area was shaped by 20th‑century suburban expansion and now reads as a mix of family homes and more recent developments.
Locally it has a quietly community‑focused feel: primary schools, parish halls and small shops serve everyday life while many residents commute into the city centre or to London. There are modest pockets of local enterprise and regular community activities, so although it’s not a commercial hub it plays a steady residential role in the wider Chelmsford area.
Postcode districts covering Waterhouse Farm
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 16.5 miles
- Bexley 22.7 miles
- Basildon 11.2 miles
- Colchester 21.7 miles
- Chelmsford 1.2 miles
- Harlow 15.1 miles
- Grays 17.6 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 18.6 miles
- Cheshunt 22 miles
- Dartford 22.1 miles
- Gravesend 21.1 miles
- Braintree 11.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Moulsham and Central Ward 0.7 miles
- Marconi Ward 1.1 miles
- Moulsham Lodge Ward 1.1 miles
- Chelmsford Built-up area 1.2 miles
- St. Andrews Ward 1.4 miles
- Goat Hall Ward 1.4 miles
- Writtle Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Patching Hall Ward 1.5 miles
- Trinity Ward 1.7 miles
- Great Baddow West Ward 1.7 miles
- The Lawns Ward 1.9 miles
- Great Baddow East Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Waterhouse Farm
CM1 3DB, CM1 2QE, CM2 8TD, CM1 2SX, CM1 2RP, CM1 3BJ, CM1 2TP, CM1 1TF, CM1 3GH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 14.3 miles
- London Southend Airport 15 miles
- Chelmsford Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Ingatestone Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Waterhouse Farm Ad
- Channels Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- The Lion Inn 3.8 miles
- Pontlands Park 3 2.7 miles
- County Hotel Chelmsford 4 0.7 miles
- Greenwoods Hotel & Spa 4 4.4 miles
- The Black Bull Inn 5 7.7 miles
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 9.9 miles
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 9.5 miles
- The Oakland 2 9.1 miles
- Rettendon Lodge Events 8.4 miles
Schools in Waterhouse Farm
- Community College Initiative Ltd Special
- Westlands Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hylands Estate 2.2 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 7.4 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 8 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 9 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 11.3 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 13.3 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 14 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 14 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 15.1 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 16.3 miles