Southend-on-Sea: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Kingdom
• Region: England
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 295,310
• Coordinates: 51.5378° N, 0.7143° E
• Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Distance to the capital, London: 58 km (36 mi), straight line

Getting there

• London Southend Airport (SEN): 3.9 km (2.4 mi), straight line
• London City Airport (LCY): 46 km (28 mi), straight line
• London Stansted Airport (STN): 51 km (32 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Leigh-on-Sea: 4.6 km (2.8 mi)
• Rochford: 4.9 km (3.1 mi)
• Hadleigh: 7.4 km (4.6 mi)
• Rayleigh: 9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Canvey Island: 9.4 km (5.8 mi)

Events

• Leigh Folk Festival: June 2027
• Village Green: July 2027

Things to see

• Southend Pier (attraction)
• Southchurch Hall (museum)
• Southend Central Museum (museum)
• Adventure Island (theme park)
• Our Lady Help of Christians & St Helen's Catholic Church (church)
• Southend Cliff Lift (attraction)