Chafford Hundred is a relatively new suburban development on the edge of West Thurrock, created mainly in the 1990s on former industrial land and built around lakes and parkland. It’s popular with commuters thanks to good rail links and has easy access to the large retail and leisure complex at Lakeside Shopping Centre; nearby Chafford Gorges Nature Park provides an unexpected slice of wildlife and former quarry scenery amid the housing.
Purfleet-on-Thames sits on the north bank of the River Thames and feels more historic and maritime, with a layered past of military stores, river trade and dockside industry - traces of gunpowder-magazine and defensive works still give it a distinctive character. All three places lie within the unitary borough of Thurrock in Essex and form part of the Thames-side mix of heavy industry, logistics and regeneration projects that contrast with local marshes, nature reserves and growing residential communities.
Postcode districts covering Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.5 miles
- Islington 17 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 19.6 miles
- City of Westminster 18.8 miles
- Bexley 5.7 miles
- Sutton 21.4 miles
- Croydon 17.4 miles
- Basildon 9.9 miles
- Chelmsford 19.5 miles
- Maidstone 18.1 miles
- Gillingham 15.3 miles
- Harlow 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Thurrock and South Stifford Ward 0.3 miles
- South Chafford Ward 1 mile
- Chafford and North Stifford Ward 1.5 miles
- Aveley and Uplands Ward 1.6 miles
- Chafford Hundred Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Aveley Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Belhus Ward 2.1 miles
- Grays Riverside Ward 2.1 miles
- South Ockendon Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Grays Thurrock Ward 2.4 miles
- Stone Castle Ward 2.5 miles
- Stifford Clays Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames
RM16 6PP, RM16 6NB, RM19 1QG, RM20 4YR, RM20 4YJ, RM16 6RH, RM16 6RE, RM19 1TX, RM20 4AY … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 9.4 miles
- London Southend Airport 19.2 miles
- Chafford Hundred Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Purfleet Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames Ad
Schools in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Secondary
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Primary
- Purfleet Primary Academy Primary
- Tudor Court Primary School Primary
- Warren Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blue Water Shopping centre 3.1 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 3.7 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 3.7 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 6.5 miles
- Park View Road Stadium 6.9 miles
- Brands Hatch Recreation 8.5 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 8.8 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 9.1 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 10 miles
- The Valley Stadium 10.1 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 10.6 miles