Rochford is a small town and civil parish in south Essex, England, set beside the winding River Roach a few miles inland from the coast and close to Southend-on-Sea. Its compact centre preserves a medieval market-town feel with an old parish church and riverside history, while the surrounding marshes and estuary offer notable birdlife and pleasant walking country.
Today Rochford functions largely as a local service and commuter hub with independent shops, pubs and some light industry, but it still wears its history openly - there is an aviation legacy from a Second World War airfield nearby - and decent rail and road links to Southend-on-Sea and London give it a mix of village character and practical modern living.
Postcode districts covering Rochford
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 2.5 miles
- Bexley 24.7 miles
- Basildon 9.7 miles
- Colchester 23 miles
- Chelmsford 13.6 miles
- Maidstone 22.7 miles
- Gillingham 15.3 miles
- Grays 16.5 miles
- Chatham 16.7 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 24.1 miles
- Dartford 22.3 miles
- Gravesend 16.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hawkwell West Ward 0.8 miles
- Rochford Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Hawkwell Parish 1 mile
- Hawkwell East Ward 1 mile
- St. Laurence Ward 1.3 miles
- Roche South Ward 1.6 miles
- Ashingdon Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Eastwood Park Ward 1.8 miles
- Hockley and Hawkwell Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Prittlewell Ward 2.1 miles
- Blenheim Park Ward 2.1 miles
- Hockley and Ashingdon Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Rochford
SS4 1BU, SS4 1FQ, SS4 3FL, SS2 6YF, SS4 1DE, SS4 1NX, SS4 1AY, SS4 9DT, SS4 3FH … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 1 mile
- London City Airport 27.6 miles
- Rochford Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Hockley Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Rochford Ad
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 1.3 miles
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Camelia Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- The Rochford Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- Seven Hotel 3.6 miles
- Ye Olde White Harte Hotel 6.4 miles
- The Oakland 2 5.1 miles
- The Oyster Smack Inn 4 6.4 miles
- Creeksea Place Barns 5.8 miles
- Rettendon Lodge Events 5.7 miles
Schools in Rochford
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primary
- The King Edmund School Secondary
- Waterman Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roots Hall Stadium 2.5 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 3.5 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 6.8 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 7.7 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 10 miles
- Hylands Estate 13.5 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 14.1 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 14.3 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 14.3 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 14.8 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 15.6 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 15.9 miles