Baker Street is a modest residential road in the borough of Thurrock, in outer Essex, typifying the suburban streets that sit between the Thames estuary and the commuter routes into London. It’s the kind of place you find tucked among post‑war terraces and semi‑detached houses, often served by local shops and bus links rather than high streets, with the industrial and port landscape of the nearby Port of Tilbury and riverside corridors visible on the wider horizon.
Historically the area reflects Thurrock’s long relationship with shipping, docks and later commuter growth, so the street has a mix of long‑standing families and people who work in nearby industrial estates or travel into London. Socially and economically it’s representative of the borough’s diversity: more affordable housing than the capital, practical local amenities and easy access to river and motorway connections that shape everyday life for residents.
Postcode districts covering Baker Street
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Southend-on-Sea 16 miles25.7 km
- City of Westminster 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Bexley 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Croydon 21.1 miles34 km
- Basildon 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Chelmsford 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Maidstone 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Gillingham 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Harlow 21.1 miles34 km
- Grays 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chatham 12.5 miles20.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Thurrock Blackshots Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Orsett Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Stifford Clays Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Grays Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chadwell St. Mary Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Southfields Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Little Thurrock Rectory Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Grays Thurrock Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Chafford and North Stifford Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Grays Riverside Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Chafford Hundred Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Belhus Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Baker Street
RM16 3LH, RM16 3LX, RM16 3LJ, RM16 3NR, RM16 2FA, RM16 3NB, RM16 3AT, RM16 3LS, RM16 3LD … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 12.8 miles20.6 km
- London Southend Airport 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Grays Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Tilbury Town Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Baker Street Ad
- Glass House Retreat 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Stifford Hall Hotel Thurrock 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Ibis London Thurrock M25 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Dartford Bridge 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- De Rougemont Manor 6.5 miles10.4 km
Local points of interest
- Blue Water Shopping centre 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Princes Park Stadium 7 miles11.2 km
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Pirgo Historic site 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Brands Hatch Recreation 10.5 miles17 km
- Park View Road Stadium 10.5 miles17 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 10.9 miles17.5 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 11 miles17.8 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 11.5 miles18.6 km