Empress is an electoral ward in the Aldershot area of the borough of Rushmoor in Hampshire, England. It sits within a town shaped by the nearby military garrison and displays a mix of residential streets, small local parades of shops and the kind of civic facilities and green pockets you find in many suburban wards.
The area reflects Aldershot’s 19th‑ and 20th‑century growth with Victorian terraces alongside later housing, and benefits from good road and rail links to nearby centres such as Farnborough and London. Local life tends to be community‑focused, with ongoing regeneration and grassroots projects helping sustain a diverse population and a steady local economy centred on retail, light industry and services.
Postcode districts covering Empress
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 14.3 miles
- Slough 16.6 miles
- High Wycombe 23 miles
- Basingstoke 14.9 miles
- Woking 7.6 miles
- Bracknell 7.9 miles
- Guildford 8.8 miles
- Maidenhead 15.3 miles
- Hounslow 21 miles
- Aldershot 3.5 miles
- Farnborough 0.6 miles
- Esher 17.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Farnborough Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Knellwood Ward 0.7 miles
- West Heath Ward 0.8 miles
- Cherrywood Ward 0.9 miles
- Cove and Southwood Ward 1.2 miles
- St. John's Ward 1.4 miles
- Frimley Green Ward 1.4 miles
- Fernhill Ward 1.4 miles
- Frimley Built-up area 1.4 miles
- St. Mark's Ward 1.6 miles
- Mytchett & Deepcut Ward 1.9 miles
- Watchetts Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Empress
GU14 7PT, GU14 7TJ, GU14 7QJ, GU14 8ND, GU14 7SS, GU14 8AA, GU14 7PP, GU14 8JT, GU14 7QH … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 17.7 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 26.8 miles
- Farnborough 0.1 miles
- Farnborough North Railway Station 0.7 miles
Hotels near Empress Ad
- Aviator Farnborough 4 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Fleet 3 4 miles
- Village Hotel Farnborough 4 0.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Farnborough 4 1.6 miles
- The Ely Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 3.4 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire 5 6.4 miles
- The Elvetham Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Bush Hotel Farnham 4 5.9 miles
- The Falcon Hotel 3 1 mile
- Coworth Park - Dorchester Collection 5 9.6 miles
Schools in Empress
- Farnborough Hill Independent - secondary
- Henry Tyndale School Special
- North Farnborough Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 1 mile
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 1.8 miles
- Recreation Ground Stadium 3.3 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 6.1 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 6.7 miles
- Britty Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 7 miles
- university of surrey University 8.1 miles
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 8.6 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 8.8 miles
- Sunningdale Park Estate 8.9 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 9.5 miles