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 miles0.9 km
- Bexley 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Basildon 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Chelmsford 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Maidstone 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Gillingham 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Grays 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Chatham 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Dartford 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Canterbury 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Gravesend 16.2 miles26 km
- Braintree 24.4 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Milton Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Southend-on-Sea Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- St. Luke's Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Westborough Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Prittlewell Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Kursaal Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Chalkwell Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- St. Laurence Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Blenheim Park Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Sutton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Southchurch Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Thorpe Ward 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Victoria
SS0 7FL, SS1 9SX, SS2 6EJ, SS0 7BB, SS2 6LZ, SS2 6LR, SS1 9PX, SS2 5JP, SS2 6HH … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 1.9 miles3 km
- London City Airport 28.2 miles45.4 km
- Southend Victoria Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Prittlewell Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
Hotels near Victoria Ad
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Camelia Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Seven Hotel 0.8 miles1.2 km
- The Hope Hotel 1 mile1.6 km
- The Rochford Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Muthu Westcliff Hotel (Near London Southend Airport) 3 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Palace 3 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Ye Olde White Harte Hotel 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Welbeck Hotel 3 1 mile1.6 km
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 miles0.6 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles11.6 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 12.5 miles20.1 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Central Beach Beach 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 13.8 miles22.1 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 15.3 miles24.6 km