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 miles21.5 km
- Basildon 15.5 miles25 km
- Colchester 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Chelmsford 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Harlow 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Grays 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Braintree 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Brentwood 18 miles28.9 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 20.5 miles33 km
- Canvey Island 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Bishop's Stortford 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Billericay 13.8 miles22.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Maldon Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Maldon North Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Heybridge Basin Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Maldon South Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Maldon East Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Langford Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Heybridge Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Wickham Bishops and Woodham Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Maldon West Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Heybridge East Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Wickham Bishops Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ulting Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Heybridge West
CM9 4US, CM9 4UU, CM9 4DR, CM9 4EF, CM9 4WF, CM9 4AL, CM9 4LP, CM9 4TY, CM9 4AB … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 12 miles19.3 km
- Stansted Airport 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Hatfield Peverel Railway Station 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Witham Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Heybridge West Ad
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 0.2 miles0.4 km
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Swan Hotel Bar and Grill 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Lion Inn 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Channels Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Pontlands Park 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Oakland 2 7.4 miles12 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Creeksea Place Barns 9.2 miles14.8 km
Local points of interest
- Dines Hall Country house 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Marks Hall Estate 10.7 miles17.3 km
- West Mersea Beach Beach 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Hylands Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.8 miles19 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 13 miles20.8 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Roots Hall Stadium 13.5 miles21.8 km