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 miles
- Islington 17.2 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 18.4 miles
- City of Westminster 19.5 miles
- Bexley 7.5 miles
- Sutton 23.2 miles
- Croydon 19.4 miles
- Basildon 8 miles
- Chelmsford 16.9 miles
- Maidstone 19.8 miles
- Gillingham 16.1 miles
- Harlow 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- South Ockendon Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Belhus Ward 0.9 miles
- Upminster Ward 1.6 miles
- Chafford and North Stifford Ward 2 miles
- Stifford Clays Ward 2.3 miles
- Aveley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Aveley and Uplands Ward 2.4 miles
- South Chafford Ward 2.4 miles
- Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Chafford Hundred Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Baker Street Built-up area 2.9 miles
- West Thurrock and South Stifford Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Ockendon
RM15 5BF, RM15 6HX, RM15 5EP, RM15 5EY, RM15 5AL, RM15 6NS, RM15 6HZ, RM15 6NX, RM15 5BG … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 17.8 miles
- Ockendon Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Chafford Hundred Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Ockendon Ad
- Premier Inn Thurrock East 3 2.1 miles
- Mercure Thurrock Stifford Hall 3 1.7 miles
- Best Western Thurrock Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Ibis London Thurrock M25 Hotel 2 3.2 miles
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 6.3 miles
- Glass House Retreat 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Thurrock West 3 2.9 miles
- Premier Inn London Rainham 3 2.9 miles
- Berwick Manor Hotel 2.8 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Dartford Bridge 4 4.9 miles
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 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 5.9 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 6.3 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 6.3 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 7.9 miles
- Park View Road Stadium 8.5 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 9.3 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 9.9 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 10.5 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 10.8 miles
- Brands Hatch Recreation 11 miles
- The Valley Stadium 11.2 miles