Heybridge West sits on the edge of Heybridge, just north of Maldon in Essex, close to the tidal River Blackwater and the salt marshes of the Blackwater estuary. The ward mixes suburban housing with pockets of open marshland and is popular with birdwatchers and small-boat sailors drawn to the nearby Heybridge Basin.
There’s a strong local community feel, with village shops, schools and occasional events, while many residents commute to Chelmsford or London. The area’s character is shaped by Maldon’s maritime and salt-making past, and the landscape still reflects its estuarine heritage through drainage channels, grazing marshes and coastal wildlife interest.
Postcode districts covering Heybridge West
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 13.4 miles
- Basildon 15.5 miles
- Colchester 13.4 miles
- Chelmsford 8.6 miles
- Harlow 24.7 miles
- Grays 23.3 miles
- Braintree 11.1 miles
- Brentwood 18 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 20.5 miles
- Canvey Island 16.2 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 23.7 miles
- Billericay 13.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Maldon Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Maldon North Ward 1 mile
- Heybridge Basin Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Maldon South Ward 1.6 miles
- Maldon East Ward 1.6 miles
- Langford Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Heybridge Parish 1.7 miles
- Wickham Bishops and Woodham Ward 1.8 miles
- Maldon West Ward 1.8 miles
- Heybridge East Ward 2.1 miles
- Wickham Bishops Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ulting Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Heybridge West
CM9 4BB, CM9 4PQ, CM9 4DW, CM9 4EJ, CM9 4RU, CM9 4FB, CM9 4UU, CM9 4BN, CM9 4DN … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 12 miles
- Stansted Airport 21.4 miles
- Hatfield Peverel Railway Station 4.6 miles
- Witham Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Heybridge West Ad
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 0.2 miles
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 0.9 miles
- Jolly Sailor- Fish on the Quay 3 1.1 miles
- The Limes 4 0.9 miles
- The Oakland 2 7.4 miles
- The Rivenhall Hotel 3 5 miles
- OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford 3 5.2 miles
- Premier Inn Chelmsford - Boreham 3 6.8 miles
- The Riverside Chelmsford 5 8.7 miles
- Channels Hotel 4 8.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Dines Hall Country house 8.3 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 10.2 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 10.7 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 10.8 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 10.9 miles
- Hylands Estate 11.1 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.8 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 13 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 13.3 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 13.5 miles