Victoria
Ward in Southend-on-Sea, England
| Coordinates: | 51.545, 0.708 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 87 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01702 (Southend-on-Sea) |
Victoria is an inner-urban ward within Southend-on-Sea in Essex, close to the town centre and within easy reach of the seafront. It’s a mixed neighbourhood of Victorian terraces, interwar and post‑war housing, small parades of shops and a few green pockets, with good transport links that make it a convenient spot for commuters and local shoppers.
The area grew up with the Victorian seaside boom and the coming of the railways, so a sense of historic character sits alongside ongoing regeneration. Culturally and socially it blends long‑standing residential communities, independent traders and seasonal leisure activity typical of a seaside borough, with active local groups keen to balance conservation of older buildings and public spaces with economic renewal.
Postcode districts covering Victoria
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 0.6 miles
- Bexley 24.9 miles
- Basildon 10.7 miles
- Chelmsford 16.3 miles
- Maidstone 20.6 miles
- Gillingham 13.1 miles
- Grays 16.6 miles
- Chatham 14.8 miles
- Dartford 22.3 miles
- Canterbury 24.8 miles
- Gravesend 16.2 miles
- Braintree 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Milton Ward 0.5 miles
- Southend-on-Sea Built-up area 0.6 miles
- St. Luke's Ward 0.8 miles
- Westborough Ward 0.9 miles
- Prittlewell Ward 0.9 miles
- Kursaal Ward 1 mile
- Chalkwell Ward 1.2 miles
- St. Laurence Ward 1.6 miles
- Blenheim Park Ward 1.8 miles
- Sutton Parish 1.9 miles
- Southchurch Ward 2 miles
- Thorpe Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Victoria
SS2 6BG, SS2 5PY, SS2 5DH, SS1 9EU, SS0 7DT, SS2 6LT, SS2 6BN, SS99 9EA, SS0 7AD … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 1.9 miles
- London City Airport 28.2 miles
- Southend Victoria Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Prittlewell Railway Station 0.4 miles
Hotels near Victoria Ad
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 1.5 miles
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 2 miles
- Seven Hotel 4 0.8 miles
- University of Essex Southend Campus 2 0.4 miles
- Muthu Westcliff Hotel (Near London Southend Airport) 3 0.8 miles
- The Palace Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- The Hope Hotel 3 1 mile
- WNS Southend-on-Sea 3 1.8 miles
- The Ship Hotel 2.4 miles
- Premier Inn Southend Airport 3 1.6 miles
Schools in Victoria
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primary
- Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's, Prittlewell, C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roots Hall Stadium 0.4 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 0.9 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 5.2 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 6.4 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 12.5 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 12.5 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles
- Central Beach Beach 13.5 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 13.8 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 14.1 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 15.3 miles