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Where is Southend?

Southend is located in the county of Buckinghamshire, South East England, four miles north of the town of Henley-on-Thames, seven miles west of the major town of High Wycombe, and 34 miles west of London. Southend lies just south-east of the Oxfordshire border. Southend falls within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire. It is in the RG9 postcode district. The post town for Southend is Henley-on-Thames.

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 Buckinghamshire, the historic county of Buckinghamshire, and the administrative county of Buckinghamshire.

Ceremonial CountyBuckinghamshire
Historic CountyBuckinghamshire
Administrative CountyBuckinghamshire

Where is Southend in Buckinghamshire?

Southend is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Buckinghamshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Buckinghamshire.

Map showing location of Southend within Buckinghamshire
Location of Southend within Buckinghamshire

What is the postcode for Southend?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Southend is RG9 6JN.

Where is Southend in RG9?

Southend is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the RG9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the RG9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Southend within RG9
Location of Southend within RG9

What is the post town for Southend?

The post town for Southend is Henley-on-Thames. Southend is in the RG9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Henley-on-Thames.

What is the latitude and longitude of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at position 51.60079° latitude and -0.91489° longitude.

Latitude51.60079°
Longitude-0.91489°

What is the easting and northing of Southend?

The centre of Southend is located at the grid reference easting 475252 and northing 189663 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting475252
Northing189663

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.

north
4m
Southend is 4 miles north of Henley-on-Thames
south-east
5m
Southend is 5 miles south-east of Watlington
west
6m
Southend is 6 miles west of Marlow
west
7m
Southend is 7 miles west of High Wycombe
east
9m
Southend is 9 miles east of Wallingford
south
9m
Southend is 9 miles south of Princes Risborough
north-west
10m
Southend is 10 miles north-west of Maidenhead
north
10m
Southend is 10 miles north of Woodley
north
10m
Southend is 10 miles north of Reading
south
11m
Southend is 11 miles south of Thame

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-east
18m
Southend is 18 miles south-east of Oxford
south-west
27m
Southend is 27 miles south-west of St Albans
south
31m
Southend is 31 miles south of Milton Keynes
west
35m
Southend is 35 miles west of London
west
35m
Southend is 35 miles west of City of Westminster
west
36m
Southend is 36 miles west of City of London
north-east
41m
Southend is 41 miles north-east of Winchester
north-east
53m
Southend is 53 miles north-east of Southampton
north-east
53m
Southend is 53 miles north-east of Salisbury
north
53m
Southend is 53 miles north of Chichester