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 miles4.1 km
- Bexley 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Basildon 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Colchester 23 miles37.1 km
- Chelmsford 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Maidstone 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Gillingham 15.3 miles24.5 km
- Grays 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Chatham 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Barking and Dagenham 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Dartford 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Gravesend 16.9 miles27.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Hawkwell West Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Rochford Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Hawkwell Parish 1 mile1.5 km
- Hawkwell East Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- St. Laurence Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Roche South Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Ashingdon Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Eastwood Park Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Hockley and Hawkwell Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Prittlewell Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Blenheim Park Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hockley and Ashingdon Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Rochford
SS4 1HS, SS4 1TR, SS4 1FF, SS4 1JW, SS4 1XU, SS4 1YG, SS4 1NP, SS4 1HD, SS4 1DW … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 1 mile1.5 km
- London City Airport 27.6 miles44.4 km
- Rochford Railway Station 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Hockley Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Rochford Ad
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Camelia Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Rochford Hotel 3 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Seven Hotel 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Hope Hotel 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Ye Olde White Harte Hotel 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Creeksea Place Barns 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Oakland 2 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Oyster Smack Inn 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
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 miles4 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 10 miles16.1 km
- Hylands Estate 13.5 miles21.6 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 14.3 miles22.9 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 15.6 miles25.1 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 15.9 miles25.5 km