The Homesteads is a residential ward in the borough of Thurrock, on the north bank of the Thames estuary in Essex. It sits close to suburban centres such as Grays and the large retail and leisure area around Lakeside, so the area mixes quiet housing and green patches with easy access to more commercial and industrial zones.
Historically the neighbourhood shares in the Thames-side industrial and port-related past of the wider borough, while today it’s characterised by a socially mixed population, local amenities and good commuter links into London and beyond. Ongoing regeneration and the presence of logistics and retail employment nearby mean it’s a practical, everyday sort of place rather than a tourist destination.
Postcode districts covering The Homesteads
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Southend-on-Sea 12 miles19.4 km
- Bexley 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Basildon 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Chelmsford 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Maidstone 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Gillingham 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Harlow 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Grays 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Chatham 12.4 miles20 km
- Barking and Dagenham 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Cheshunt 24.6 miles39.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Stanford East and Corringham Town Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Stanford-le-Hope Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Stanford-le-Hope West Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Fobbing Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Horndon on the Hill Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Corringham and Fobbing Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Langdon Hills Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Nethermayne Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Basildon Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Southfields Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Lee Chapel North Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- St. Martin's Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in The Homesteads
SS17 8JA, SS17 8QW, SS17 7TH, SS17 7TQ, SS17 8BY, SS17 7SD, SS17 8QZ, SS17 8BG, SS17 8EA … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 11.4 miles18.4 km
- London City Airport 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Stanford-le-Hope Railway Station 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Laindon Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near The Homesteads Ad
- Glass House Retreat 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Holiday Inn Basildon 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stifford Hall Hotel Thurrock 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 6.8 miles11 km
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- De Rougemont Manor 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Campanile Restaurant Basildon - East of London 3.7 miles5.9 km
Local points of interest
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Blue Water Shopping centre 9.6 miles15.4 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 10.2 miles16.4 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 10.9 miles17.6 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 11 miles17.6 km
- Princes Park Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Roots Hall Stadium 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles18.4 km