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Where is Southend?

Southend is located in the county of Berkshire, South East England, six miles south of the town of Wantage, 18 miles east of the major town of Swindon, and 54 miles west of London. Southend lies three miles south of the Oxfordshire border. Southend falls within the unitary authority of West Berkshire. It is in the RG20 postcode district. The post town for Southend is Newbury.

Southend on a map

Map showing extent of Southend as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Southend
Map showing location of Southend within the UK
Location of Southend within the UK

Which county is Southend in?

Southend is in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of West Berkshire.

Ceremonial CountyBerkshire
Historic CountyBerkshire
Administrative CountyWest Berkshire

Where is Southend in Berkshire?

Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Berkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Berkshire.

Map showing location of Southend within Berkshire
Location of Southend within Berkshire

What is the postcode for Southend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Southend is RG20 7BE.

Where is Southend in RG20?

Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the RG20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the RG20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Southend within RG20
Location of Southend within RG20

What is the post town for Southend?

The post town for Southend is Newbury. Southend is in the RG20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at position 51.50036° latitude and -1.39029° longitude.

Latitude51.50036°
Longitude-1.39029°

What is the easting and northing of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at the grid reference easting 442419 and northing 178112 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting442419
Northing178112

What are the nearest towns to Southend?

Position of Southend relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Southend to the centre of the town.

south
6m
Southend is 6 miles south of Wantage
north-west
8m
Southend is 8 miles north-west of Newbury
north-east
8m
Southend is 8 miles north-east of Hungerford
north-west
9m
Southend is 9 miles north-west of Thatcham
south-west
10m
Southend is 10 miles south-west of Didcot
south
13m
Southend is 13 miles south of Abingdon-on-Thames
south-west
13m
Southend is 13 miles south-west of Wallingford
south-east
14m
Southend is 14 miles south-east of Faringdon
north-west
14m
Southend is 14 miles north-west of Tadley
east
16m
Southend is 16 miles east of Marlborough

What are the nearest cities to Southend?

Position of Southend relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Southend to the centre of the city.

south
18m
Southend is 18 miles south of Oxford
north
31m
Southend is 31 miles north of Winchester
north-east
35m
Southend is 35 miles north-east of Salisbury
north
41m
Southend is 41 miles north of Southampton
east
43m
Southend is 43 miles east of Bath
south-east
45m
Southend is 45 miles south-east of Gloucester
south-west
46m
Southend is 46 miles south-west of Milton Keynes
west
48m
Southend is 48 miles west of St Albans
north
50m
Southend is 50 miles north of Portsmouth
east
52m
Southend is 52 miles east of Bristol