Ockendon is a ward on the eastern edge of the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, sitting close to the boundary with Greater London. The area mixes suburban streets and post‑war housing with fragments of open countryside and greenbelt, giving residents easy access to both commuter routes into London and the industrial and port landscape of the Thames corridor.
Historically agricultural, the ward has evolved into a commuter‑oriented community while retaining village features such as a parish church, local pubs and pockets of parkland; nearby historic estates like Belhus Park reflect the area's longer past. Economically it combines local small businesses and services with many people travelling out for work, and the social life tends to revolve around community clubs, schools and grassroots events rather than large cultural institutions.
Postcode districts covering Ockendon
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Islington 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Southend-on-Sea 18.4 miles29.6 km
- City of Westminster 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Bexley 7.5 miles12 km
- Sutton 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Croydon 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Basildon 8 miles12.9 km
- Chelmsford 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Maidstone 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Gillingham 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Harlow 18.8 miles30.3 km
Neighbouring places
- South Ockendon Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Belhus Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Upminster Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Chafford and North Stifford Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Stifford Clays Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Aveley Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Aveley and Uplands Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- South Chafford Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Chafford Hundred Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Baker Street Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- West Thurrock and South Stifford Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Ockendon
RM15 6PX, RM15 5HP, RM15 6PR, RM15 6NH, RM15 5LF, RM15 5DZ, RM15 5FT, RM15 6TX, RM15 5EQ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.1 miles16.3 km
- London Southend Airport 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Ockendon Railway Station 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Chafford Hundred Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Ockendon Ad
- Glass House Retreat 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Stifford Hall Hotel Thurrock 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Ibis London Thurrock M25 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- De Rougemont Manor 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Dartford Bridge 4 5 miles8.1 km
Schools in Ockendon
- Beacon Hill Academy Special
- Benyon Primary School Primary
- Bonnygate Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blue Water Shopping centre 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Princes Park Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Pirgo Historic site 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Park View Road Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 9.3 miles15 km
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 9.9 miles15.9 km
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Brands Hatch Recreation 11 miles17.8 km
- The Valley Stadium 11.2 miles18 km